Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 320 · 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.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
2. 2.Which word has a silent k? (a) design (b) answer (c) calm (d) knit
3. 3.Which word has a silent b? (a) sword (b) half (c) crumb (d) folk
4. 4.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) ask and practise it (c) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
5. 5.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) break it into syllables (c) skip it (d) whisper it
6. 6.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) t (b) p (c) g (d) w
9. 9.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) g (b) p (c) l (d) k
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) b (b) h (c) p (d) l
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) p (b) g (c) b (d) t
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
17. 17.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) making people sleepy
18. 18.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) a steady pace (d) covering your mouth
19. 19.Which word has a silent g? (a) sword (b) island (c) sign (d) debt
20. 20.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.Which word has a silent w? (a) half (b) reign (c) island (d) sword
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) breaking long words up (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) a steady pace (d) covering your mouth
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) w (b) b (c) l (d) h
26. 26.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) g (b) b (c) t (d) k
28. 28.Which word has a silent t? (a) honest (b) listen (c) half (d) rhino
29. 29.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) p (b) h (c) l (d) b
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
32. 32.Which word has a silent t? (a) talk (b) walk (c) fasten (d) knob
33. 33.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) dropping word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) mumbling into your chest
34. 34.Which word has a silent h? (a) glisten (b) knife (c) aisle (d) hour
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) p (b) w (c) b (d) t
36. 36.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) correct stress (d) dropping word endings
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) guessing a hard name (c) saying word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
38. 38.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) t (b) w (c) b (d) g
40. 40.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

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