Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 373 · 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) a steady pace (c) saying word endings (d) dropping word endings
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) opening your mouth well (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) rushing long words
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) guessing a hard name (d) rushing long words
5. 5.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
7. 7.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) making people sleepy (c) learning new maths (d) warming up clear speech
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) l (d) w
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
10. 10.🔤 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
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) checking names first (c) mumbling into your chest (d) tongue twister warm-ups
12. 12.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) skip the name (c) guess it on stage (d) mumble it quickly
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) covering your mouth (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) guessing a hard name
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) checking names first (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) a steady pace
16. 16.Which word has a silent g? (a) sign (b) doubt (c) sword (d) debt
17. 17.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) t (b) p (c) l (d) b
19. 19.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) dropping word endings (c) a good pause (d) correct stress
20. 20.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.Which word has a silent t? (a) castle (b) walk (c) calm (d) island
22. 22.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
23. 23.Which word has a silent b? (a) honest (b) knot (c) comb (d) cupboard
24. 24.Which word has a silent l? (a) island (b) receipt (c) folk (d) wrist
25. 25.Which word has a silent w? (a) two (b) glisten (c) talk (d) aisle
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) w (b) t (c) k (d) s
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) s (b) h (c) w (d) k
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
31. 31.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
34. 34.Which word has a silent b? (a) knit (b) doubt (c) wrap (d) listen
35. 35.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
36. 36.Which word has a silent t? (a) crumb (b) design (c) fasten (d) comb
37. 37.Which word has a silent t? (a) write (b) climb (c) wrap (d) listen
38. 38.Which word has a silent p? (a) knit (b) crumb (c) design (d) cupboard
39. 39.Which word has a silent g? (a) folk (b) foreign (c) two (d) walk
40. 40.Which word has a silent t? (a) yolk (b) crumb (c) wrap (d) glisten

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