Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 381 · 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.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
3. 3.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) whisper it
4. 4.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
6. 6.Which word has a silent w? (a) glisten (b) comb (c) write (d) hour
7. 7.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) opening your mouth well
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) w (b) p (c) s (d) b
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) b (b) w (c) s (d) k
10. 10.📖 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
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) mumbling into your chest
12. 12.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) b (b) t (c) w (d) h
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) dropping word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) tongue twister warm-ups
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
20. 20.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) mumbling into your chest (c) covering your mouth (d) chewing gum as you talk
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) p (b) t (c) k (d) b
22. 22.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) learning new maths (d) testing your hearing
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) b (b) k (c) s (d) w
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
26. 26.Which word has a silent k? (a) knife (b) aisle (c) comb (d) lamb
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) b (b) p (c) t (d) w
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) w (b) k (c) l (d) g
29. 29.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) climb (c) write (d) comb
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
31. 31.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) t (b) g (c) p (d) l
33. 33.Which word has a silent s? (a) foreign (b) wrist (c) knee (d) island
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
35. 35.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) g (b) w (c) h (d) s
37. 37.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.Which word has a silent p? (a) walk (b) raspberry (c) yolk (d) hour
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) saying word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) opening your mouth well
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?

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