Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 392 · 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 “communication”?
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) p (b) b (c) l (d) g
3. 3.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) a steady pace
5. 5.Which word has a silent k? (a) folk (b) knob (c) talk (d) wrap
6. 6.👅 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
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) s (b) g (c) p (d) b
9. 9.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) breaking long words up (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) guessing a hard name
10. 10.Which word has a silent s? (a) cupboard (b) design (c) raspberry (d) aisle
11. 11.Which word has a silent l? (a) debt (b) palm (c) write (d) hour
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) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
15. 15.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) w (b) s (c) b (d) k
17. 17.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
18. 18.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) skip it
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
20. 20.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) a steady pace (d) mumbling into your chest
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) l (b) h (c) t (d) s
22. 22.Which word has a silent p? (a) knob (b) climb (c) receipt (d) comb
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) k (b) w (c) h (d) s
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) g (b) p (c) w (d) t
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
26. 26.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) breaking long words up (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) saying word endings
27. 27.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) g (b) b (c) w (d) k
29. 29.Which word has a silent t? (a) answer (b) write (c) palm (d) listen
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
31. 31.Which word has a silent h? (a) design (b) reign (c) honest (d) write
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) b (b) h (c) k (d) s
33. 33.Which word has a silent g? (a) two (b) foreign (c) rhino (d) hour
34. 34.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
35. 35.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
37. 37.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
38. 38.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
39. 39.Which word has a silent p? (a) sign (b) raspberry (c) aisle (d) listen
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) k (b) p (c) l (d) s

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