Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 402 · 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 makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) guessing a hard name (c) breaking long words up (d) opening your mouth well
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) a steady pace (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) breaking long words up
3. 3.Which word has a silent l? (a) half (b) comb (c) write (d) doubt
4. 4.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) p (b) l (c) w (d) b
6. 6.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) mumble it quickly (c) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
7. 7.Which word has a silent t? (a) sign (b) receipt (c) crumb (d) listen
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) w (b) l (c) t (d) b
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) rushing long words (c) checking names first (d) guessing a hard name
13. 13.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
14. 14.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) breaking long words up (d) checking names first
16. 16.Which word has a silent p? (a) write (b) climb (c) rhino (d) raspberry
17. 17.Which word has a silent w? (a) knife (b) folk (c) island (d) two
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.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) rushing long words (d) chewing gum as you talk
20. 20.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) testing your hearing (c) warming up clear speech (d) making people sleepy
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) breaking long words up (c) rushing long words (d) checking names first
24. 24.Which word has a silent g? (a) comb (b) island (c) knob (d) sign
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) w (b) g (c) b (d) s
27. 27.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrist (b) rhino (c) doubt (d) knit
29. 29.Which word has a silent w? (a) calm (b) island (c) write (d) foreign
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) w (b) b (c) g (d) l
32. 32.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) s (b) w (c) t (d) g
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) breaking long words up (c) rushing long words (d) dropping word endings
35. 35.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
36. 36.Which word has a silent b? (a) folk (b) cupboard (c) honest (d) comb
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) w (b) l (c) b (d) k
38. 38.Which word has a silent l? (a) folk (b) doubt (c) knit (d) castle
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) h (b) b (c) w (d) t
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) b (b) s (c) p (d) g

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