Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 33 · 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) dropping word endings (b) checking names first (c) opening your mouth well (d) saying word endings
2. 2.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) testing your hearing (c) making people sleepy (d) learning new maths
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
5. 5.Which word has a silent p? (a) crumb (b) knob (c) knife (d) receipt
6. 6.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) p (b) h (c) b (d) t
8. 8.Which word has a silent s? (a) fasten (b) castle (c) island (d) cupboard
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) a steady pace
10. 10.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.Which word has a silent l? (a) aisle (b) rhino (c) island (d) folk
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) tongue twister warm-ups
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) g (b) p (c) s (d) h
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
17. 17.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
18. 18.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.Which word has a silent h? (a) fasten (b) climb (c) hour (d) two
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) k (b) g (c) s (d) p
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) l (b) w (c) g (d) h
24. 24.📖 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
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) b (b) s (c) t (d) p
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) h (b) l (c) t (d) b
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) t (b) b (c) k (d) w
28. 28.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) w (b) k (c) s (d) h
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) guessing a hard name (c) a steady pace (d) chewing gum as you talk
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) mumbling into your chest (c) covering your mouth (d) saying word endings
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) g (d) h
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) s (b) g (c) k (d) w
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) t (b) k (c) b (d) w
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) h (b) g (c) s (d) l
37. 37.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) saying word endings (d) rushing long words
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) breaking long words up (c) mumbling into your chest (d) rushing long words
39. 39.Which word has a silent p? (a) cupboard (b) honest (c) yolk (d) knob
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) t (b) w (c) k (d) b

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