Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 371 · 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) chewing gum as you talk (b) breaking long words up (c) rushing long words (d) covering your mouth
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) s (b) l (c) k (d) b
4. 4.Which word has a silent g? (a) debt (b) lamb (c) yolk (d) reign
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) s (b) t (c) b (d) g
6. 6.Which word has a silent b? (a) walk (b) crumb (c) write (d) knot
7. 7.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) learning new maths
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
9. 9.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.Which word has a silent p? (a) knot (b) knee (c) raspberry (d) climb
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) b (b) l (c) p (d) w
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) t (b) g (c) k (d) h
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
17. 17.Which word has a silent w? (a) knob (b) glisten (c) comb (d) write
18. 18.Which word has a silent b? (a) receipt (b) honest (c) climb (d) design
19. 19.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) guess it on stage (c) ask and practise it (d) mumble it quickly
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) l (b) b (c) g (d) k
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) saying word endings (d) rushing long words
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
24. 24.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) say it in one rush
25. 25.Which word has a silent s? (a) hour (b) folk (c) glisten (d) aisle
26. 26.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) opening your mouth well (c) breaking long words up (d) dropping word endings
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
28. 28.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
31. 31.Which word has a silent w? (a) sword (b) aisle (c) calm (d) folk
32. 32.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
34. 34.🔤 Does a steady pace 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 “microphone”?
36. 36.Which word has a silent p? (a) half (b) folk (c) receipt (d) knife
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) t (b) l (c) k (d) w
39. 39.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
40. 40.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) a good pause (c) correct stress (d) clear speech

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