Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 386 · 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 clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) whisper it (c) say it in one rush (d) skip it
2. 2.📖 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) mumble it quickly (d) ask and practise it
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) s (b) k (c) p (d) t
5. 5.Which word has a silent g? (a) foreign (b) aisle (c) knob (d) folk
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) t (b) s (c) g (d) b
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) w (c) l (d) k
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) b (b) h (c) t (d) p
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) l (b) h (c) w (d) t
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) s (b) l (c) w (d) g
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) rushing long words
13. 13.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrap (b) design (c) knob (d) cupboard
14. 14.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) dropping word endings
15. 15.Which word has a silent l? (a) cupboard (b) talk (c) crumb (d) reign
16. 16.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) rushing long words
18. 18.Which word has a silent k? (a) lamb (b) crumb (c) knife (d) glisten
19. 19.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) dropping word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) guessing a hard name
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) dropping word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) mumbling into your chest
24. 24.Which word has a silent p? (a) hour (b) fasten (c) castle (d) raspberry
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) g (b) w (c) s (d) t
26. 26.Which word has a silent t? (a) answer (b) sword (c) palm (d) listen
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
29. 29.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) testing your hearing (c) learning new maths (d) warming up clear speech
30. 30.Which word has a silent w? (a) knob (b) yolk (c) answer (d) knee
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) covering your mouth (c) saying word endings (d) a steady pace
32. 32.Which word has a silent k? (a) knot (b) debt (c) hour (d) lamb
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) guessing a hard name
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
35. 35.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
36. 36.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) p (b) k (c) g (d) w
38. 38.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
39. 39.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) w (b) l (c) b (d) g

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