Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 411 · 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 “voice”?
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) dropping word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) opening your mouth well
3. 3.Which word has a silent s? (a) half (b) crumb (c) knee (d) aisle
4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) checking names first (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) covering your mouth (c) opening your mouth well (d) checking names first
6. 6.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.Which word has a silent p? (a) calm (b) foreign (c) cupboard (d) knob
8. 8.Which word has a silent t? (a) fasten (b) honest (c) wrap (d) foreign
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) g (b) h (c) b (d) w
10. 10.📖 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) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
11. 11.Which word has a silent b? (a) listen (b) crumb (c) castle (d) knot
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) w (b) k (c) s (d) g
13. 13.Which word has a silent s? (a) fasten (b) island (c) glisten (d) walk
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
15. 15.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) dropping word endings (d) checking names first
17. 17.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) making people sleepy (c) learning new maths (d) warming up clear speech
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
19. 19.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.Which word has a silent w? (a) folk (b) lamb (c) aisle (d) wrist
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) k (b) l (c) w (d) b
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
24. 24.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) rushing long words (c) a steady pace (d) guessing a hard name
27. 27.Which word has a silent w? (a) knife (b) two (c) raspberry (d) palm
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) l (b) p (c) s (d) t
29. 29.Which word has a silent h? (a) aisle (b) honest (c) climb (d) sign
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) l (b) p (c) h (d) b
31. 31.Which word has a silent l? (a) answer (b) calm (c) sign (d) wrist
32. 32.Which word has a silent h? (a) calm (b) rhino (c) knee (d) crumb
33. 33.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) p (b) g (c) k (d) w
35. 35.Which word has a silent k? (a) doubt (b) reign (c) knee (d) sword
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) b (b) g (c) l (d) w
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) g (b) b (c) k (d) h
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) mumbling into your chest (c) rushing long words (d) dropping word endings
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) s (b) l (c) w (d) k
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?

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