Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 336 · 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 word has a silent w? (a) reign (b) rhino (c) palm (d) sword
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling into your chest (d) dropping word endings
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) t (b) h (c) g (d) w
4. 4.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) making people sleepy
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) l (b) k (c) t (d) h
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
7. 7.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) opening your mouth well
8. 8.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) k (b) t (c) s (d) p
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
13. 13.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
15. 15.Which word has a silent l? (a) castle (b) walk (c) climb (d) aisle
16. 16.🔤 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
17. 17.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) s (b) b (c) p (d) w
20. 20.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) b (b) t (c) s (d) h
22. 22.Which word has a silent b? (a) walk (b) knot (c) rhino (d) debt
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) p (b) s (c) l (d) k
25. 25.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) checking names first (c) mumbling into your chest (d) covering your mouth
29. 29.Which word has a silent g? (a) cupboard (b) comb (c) sign (d) walk
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) l (b) h (c) p (d) t
31. 31.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) ask and practise it (c) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) w (b) b (c) t (d) l
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
35. 35.Which word has a silent w? (a) knot (b) hour (c) debt (d) two
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
38. 38.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) guessing a hard name (c) checking names first (d) a steady pace
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) s (b) l (c) b (d) w

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