Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

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

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