Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 380 · 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.👅 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
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
3. 3.Which word has a silent w? (a) knit (b) wrist (c) climb (d) castle
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) t (b) k (c) b (d) w
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) w (b) s (c) b (d) t
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) w (b) b (c) l (d) s
7. 7.📖 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) ask and practise it (d) mumble it quickly
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
9. 9.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
10. 10.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s (d) k
12. 12.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups 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 “confident”?
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
16. 16.Which word has a silent k? (a) honest (b) yolk (c) knife (d) design
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
18. 18.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) guessing a hard name (d) mumbling into your chest
20. 20.Which word has a silent p? (a) climb (b) raspberry (c) knot (d) knit
21. 21.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) g (b) k (c) t (d) s
23. 23.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
24. 24.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) breaking long words up (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
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 word has a silent b? (a) lamb (b) knee (c) calm (d) answer
27. 27.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.Which word has a silent t? (a) glisten (b) receipt (c) raspberry (d) hour
29. 29.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) opening your mouth well (d) saying word endings
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) k (b) b (c) s (d) h
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) l (c) s (d) t
33. 33.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) p (b) h (c) k (d) b
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
37. 37.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) guessing a hard name (d) opening your mouth well
38. 38.Which word has a silent s? (a) answer (b) island (c) knob (d) glisten
39. 39.Which word has a silent k? (a) knit (b) write (c) design (d) talk
40. 40.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) rushing long words

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