Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 409 · 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 “teacher”?
2. 2.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) skip it (c) say it in one rush (d) whisper it
3. 3.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) learning new maths
4. 4.Which word has a silent k? (a) lamb (b) design (c) knife (d) aisle
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) k (b) t (c) l (d) h
6. 6.Which word has a silent h? (a) castle (b) island (c) half (d) hour
7. 7.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) saying word endings (d) covering your mouth
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
9. 9.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) checking names first (d) guessing a hard name
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) g (b) l (c) w (d) t
11. 11.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
14. 14.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) dropping word endings
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) g (b) b (c) w (d) t
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) a steady pace (d) guessing a hard name
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) k (c) w (d) b
18. 18.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) breaking long words up
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) w (b) b (c) g (d) t
21. 21.Which word has a silent h? (a) knee (b) half (c) island (d) honest
22. 22.Which word has a silent b? (a) island (b) wrist (c) lamb (d) design
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) w (b) b (c) k (d) t
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) p (b) b (c) t (d) s
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) h (b) l (c) t (d) w
26. 26.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) p (b) h (c) w (d) b
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) h (b) s (c) w (d) k
31. 31.Which word has a silent t? (a) cupboard (b) knee (c) knife (d) glisten
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) w (b) b (c) l (d) t
33. 33.📖 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
34. 34.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
36. 36.Which word has a silent k? (a) palm (b) wrist (c) knot (d) castle
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) opening your mouth well (c) rushing long words (d) guessing a hard name
38. 38.Which word has a silent p? (a) glisten (b) raspberry (c) palm (d) listen
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
40. 40.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech

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