Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 32 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Beat by beat): Open your mouth, keep a steady pace and finish every word ending. Warm up with tongue twisters. Clap the syllables: speech (1), speak·er (2), mi·cro·phone (3), pre·sen·ta·tion (4), pro·nun·ci·a·tion (5). Silent letters: k in knife and knee, w in write and two, b in climb and debt, t in listen and castle, h in honest and hour, l in calm and talk, g in sign.

1. 1.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) breaking long words up (d) checking names first
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling into your chest (d) a steady pace
3. 3.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) dropping word endings (c) checking names first (d) rushing long words
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) l (b) w (c) p (d) h
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) t (b) s (c) h (d) g
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) k (b) b (c) t (d) h
7. 7.Which word has a silent b? (a) yolk (b) write (c) rhino (d) comb
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) s (b) b (c) g (d) p
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) breaking long words up
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
11. 11.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) dropping word endings
12. 12.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) ask and practise it (c) mumble it quickly (d) skip the name
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
14. 14.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) learning new maths (c) testing your hearing (d) making people sleepy
15. 15.Which word has a silent g? (a) design (b) sword (c) knob (d) rhino
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) w (b) t (c) l (d) b
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
18. 18.Which word has a silent k? (a) knife (b) crumb (c) reign (d) two
19. 19.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
21. 21.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) break it into syllables (c) skip it (d) say it in one rush
22. 22.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
23. 23.Which word has a silent g? (a) receipt (b) sign (c) talk (d) hour
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) h (b) p (c) b (d) k
26. 26.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) k (b) t (c) h (d) g
28. 28.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.Which word has a silent t? (a) knob (b) castle (c) knee (d) wrap
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) w (b) h (c) l (d) b
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) b (b) h (c) w (d) k
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) breaking long words up
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
36. 36.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) h (b) p (c) l (d) k
39. 39.Which word has a silent b? (a) wrist (b) reign (c) crumb (d) knit
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) k (b) p (c) h (d) s

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