Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 408 · 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.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
2. 2.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrist (b) reign (c) folk (d) rhino
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) g (b) h (c) k (d) t
4. 4.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
6. 6.Which word has a silent t? (a) sword (b) fasten (c) knife (d) wrist
7. 7.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) dropping word endings (d) checking names first
9. 9.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) warming up clear speech (c) learning new maths (d) making people sleepy
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) l (b) t (c) k (d) s
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) s (b) g (c) t (d) l
13. 13.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) dropping word endings (c) a good pause (d) correct stress
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
15. 15.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
16. 16.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
17. 17.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) mumble it quickly (c) guess it on stage (d) skip the name
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) rushing long words (d) breaking long words up
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) breaking long words up (c) opening your mouth well (d) chewing gum as you talk
20. 20.Which word has a silent b? (a) listen (b) sign (c) wrap (d) doubt
21. 21.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) breaking long words up (c) saying word endings (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) rushing long words
24. 24.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.Which word has a silent g? (a) wrap (b) island (c) design (d) knot
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) l (b) h (c) p (d) k
28. 28.Which word has a silent t? (a) design (b) reign (c) glisten (d) sword
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) w (b) k (c) p (d) g
30. 30.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) guessing a hard name (d) tongue twister warm-ups
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
32. 32.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) p (b) h (c) b (d) t
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
35. 35.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) opening your mouth well (c) rushing long words (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) dropping word endings (d) rushing long words
37. 37.Which word has a silent h? (a) knot (b) honest (c) comb (d) island
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) k (b) p (c) s (d) w
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) p (b) g (c) h (d) w

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