Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 389 · 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 “important”?
2. 2.Which word has a silent s? (a) hour (b) fasten (c) talk (d) island
3. 3.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) sword (c) wrap (d) half
4. 4.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
5. 5.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) break it into syllables (c) skip it (d) whisper it
6. 6.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
9. 9.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) k (b) h (c) w (d) g
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) s (b) b (c) k (d) g
12. 12.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) checking names first (c) opening your mouth well (d) chewing gum as you talk
13. 13.📖 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) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) s (b) l (c) p (d) h
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) s (b) p (c) l (d) t
17. 17.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
19. 19.Which word has a silent p? (a) comb (b) fasten (c) raspberry (d) folk
20. 20.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
23. 23.Which word has a silent w? (a) foreign (b) lamb (c) knob (d) two
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
25. 25.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
27. 27.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) checking names first (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing long words
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
31. 31.Which word has a silent b? (a) castle (b) glisten (c) debt (d) knit
32. 32.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) testing your hearing
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) s (b) h (c) w (d) l
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
35. 35.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) guessing a hard name (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.Which word has a silent b? (a) doubt (b) hour (c) raspberry (d) two
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
39. 39.Which word has a silent b? (a) yolk (b) knot (c) knee (d) lamb
40. 40.Which word has a silent l? (a) reign (b) knee (c) knit (d) palm

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