Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 34 · 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) tongue twister warm-ups (b) mumbling into your chest (c) saying word endings (d) opening your mouth well
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) b (b) k (c) h (d) l
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) k (b) l (c) t (d) w
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) checking names first
5. 5.Which word has a silent p? (a) raspberry (b) walk (c) reign (d) hour
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
7. 7.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
12. 12.Which word has a silent b? (a) aisle (b) knit (c) write (d) lamb
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
14. 14.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) b (b) s (c) g (d) l
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) breaking long words up (c) dropping word endings (d) rushing long words
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
18. 18.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) testing your hearing (d) warming up clear speech
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
21. 21.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrist (b) glisten (c) knob (d) cupboard
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) s (b) b (c) k (d) g
24. 24.Which word has a silent b? (a) climb (b) listen (c) receipt (d) calm
25. 25.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) s (b) k (c) p (d) b
27. 27.Which word has a silent b? (a) fasten (b) knob (c) sign (d) comb
28. 28.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
29. 29.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) k (b) s (c) g (d) b
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) b (b) h (c) k (d) s
32. 32.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
34. 34.Which word has a silent k? (a) aisle (b) knot (c) hour (d) comb
35. 35.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.Which word has a silent b? (a) write (b) folk (c) receipt (d) debt
37. 37.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) p (b) h (c) l (d) k
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) rushing long words (d) a steady pace
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?

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