Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 347 · 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 helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) checking names first
2. 2.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) correct stress
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) h (b) k (c) t (d) b
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) k (b) g (c) t (d) h
6. 6.📖 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) guess it on stage (d) skip the name
7. 7.Which word has a silent s? (a) foreign (b) raspberry (c) island (d) two
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) k (b) b (c) t (d) s
10. 10.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) t (b) h (c) k (d) l
12. 12.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) covering your mouth (c) opening your mouth well (d) saying word endings
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) h (b) k (c) s (d) l
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) k (b) w (c) l (d) g
15. 15.👅 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
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) l (b) w (c) t (d) p
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) l (b) h (c) k (d) p
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) tongue twister warm-ups
19. 19.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) rushing long words (c) a steady pace (d) chewing gum as you talk
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
22. 22.Which word has a silent l? (a) calm (b) fasten (c) knit (d) foreign
23. 23.Which word has a silent k? (a) knife (b) lamb (c) sword (d) listen
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
25. 25.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
26. 26.🔤 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
27. 27.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
29. 29.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) h (b) s (c) k (d) g
31. 31.Which word has a silent k? (a) fasten (b) sword (c) knee (d) listen
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) p (b) h (c) s (d) b
33. 33.Which word has a silent w? (a) listen (b) glisten (c) sword (d) aisle
34. 34.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
37. 37.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) tongue twister warm-ups
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) h (b) p (c) t (d) w
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?

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