Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 403 · 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) guessing a hard name (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) a steady pace
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
3. 3.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) lamb (c) crumb (d) listen
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) b (b) w (c) p (d) k
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) b (b) h (c) k (d) w
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) dropping word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) tongue twister warm-ups
7. 7.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) skip the name (c) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
8. 8.Which word has a silent w? (a) palm (b) climb (c) write (d) crumb
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) l (b) b (c) p (d) h
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
11. 11.Which word has a silent g? (a) lamb (b) debt (c) design (d) two
12. 12.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
14. 14.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) k (b) t (c) b (d) w
16. 16.Which word has a silent k? (a) listen (b) lamb (c) yolk (d) knife
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) s (b) p (c) b (d) w
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling into your chest (d) chewing gum as you talk
20. 20.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
24. 24.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
27. 27.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) h (b) w (c) s (d) t
29. 29.Which word has a silent l? (a) hour (b) calm (c) listen (d) sign
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) breaking long words up (d) rushing long words
32. 32.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) opening your mouth well (d) dropping word endings
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) l (b) b (c) t (d) k
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) breaking long words up (d) chewing gum as you talk
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
37. 37.Which word has a silent b? (a) knob (b) lamb (c) rhino (d) wrist
38. 38.Which word has a silent t? (a) listen (b) receipt (c) reign (d) folk
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
40. 40.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear

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