Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 331 · 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 consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) h (c) k (d) t
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) rushing long words (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) breaking long words up
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) k (b) g (c) s (d) p
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
5. 5.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
6. 6.Which word has a silent w? (a) reign (b) crumb (c) answer (d) doubt
7. 7.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) break it into syllables (d) skip it
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) breaking long words up (c) checking names first (d) a steady pace
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) rushing long words (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) opening your mouth well
12. 12.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) t (b) l (c) k (d) g
14. 14.Which word has a silent s? (a) wrist (b) half (c) island (d) palm
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) rushing long words (c) dropping word endings (d) saying word endings
16. 16.Which word has a silent h? (a) debt (b) half (c) wrist (d) rhino
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling into your chest (d) breaking long words up
19. 19.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) guess it on stage (c) skip the name (d) ask and practise it
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
21. 21.Which word has a silent t? (a) cupboard (b) talk (c) castle (d) two
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) dropping word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) saying word endings
23. 23.Which word has a silent g? (a) wrap (b) sign (c) knob (d) sword
24. 24.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) w (b) l (c) g (d) t
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) b (b) k (c) w (d) s
32. 32.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) making people sleepy (c) warming up clear speech (d) learning new maths
34. 34.Which word has a silent w? (a) write (b) climb (c) glisten (d) comb
35. 35.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
36. 36.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) g (b) l (c) p (d) t
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) t (b) b (c) k (d) g
40. 40.Which word has a silent k? (a) knit (b) wrap (c) climb (d) wrist

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