Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 40 · 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.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) a steady pace
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) breaking long words up
3. 3.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) saying word endings (c) checking names first (d) rushing long words
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) l (b) p (c) t (d) k
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
7. 7.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
9. 9.Which word has a silent l? (a) knife (b) sign (c) calm (d) receipt
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) p (b) w (c) b (d) k
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) opening your mouth well (c) guessing a hard name (d) rushing long words
12. 12.Which word has a silent p? (a) sign (b) design (c) knit (d) receipt
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) h (b) t (c) k (d) b
14. 14.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) making people sleepy (d) warming up clear speech
15. 15.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) l (b) k (c) w (d) p
17. 17.Which word has a silent k? (a) knit (b) half (c) honest (d) folk
18. 18.Which word has a silent s? (a) walk (b) yolk (c) aisle (d) knot
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
20. 20.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.Which word has a silent w? (a) crumb (b) honest (c) wrap (d) cupboard
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) l (b) h (c) t (d) b
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling into your chest (c) rushing long words (d) tongue twister warm-ups
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
26. 26.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) covering your mouth (c) saying word endings (d) opening your mouth well
27. 27.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) wrist (c) design (d) fasten
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
32. 32.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) checking names first (c) breaking long words up (d) dropping word endings
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) s (d) w
34. 34.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) skip it
35. 35.Which word has a silent w? (a) rhino (b) knob (c) answer (d) sign
36. 36.📖 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) guess it on stage (d) mumble it quickly
37. 37.Which word has a silent t? (a) reign (b) castle (c) rhino (d) wrap
38. 38.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) checking names first (c) rushing long words (d) mumbling into your chest
40. 40.Which word has a silent l? (a) half (b) wrist (c) glisten (d) cupboard

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