Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 414 · 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 helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) dropping word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) guessing a hard name
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) k (b) p (c) t (d) h
3. 3.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
4. 4.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) ask and practise it (c) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
5. 5.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) opening your mouth well
7. 7.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
8. 8.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
9. 9.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) break it into syllables (d) skip it
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
11. 11.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) p (b) b (c) t (d) k
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) s (b) p (c) l (d) w
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) b (b) l (c) h (d) w
15. 15.Which word has a silent l? (a) hour (b) glisten (c) knife (d) walk
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) checking names first (d) covering your mouth
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) t (b) k (c) l (d) h
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) g (b) h (c) w (d) s
19. 19.Which word has a silent h? (a) hour (b) knot (c) debt (d) foreign
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) h (b) t (c) b (d) s
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
25. 25.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) climb (c) cupboard (d) knife
26. 26.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) breaking long words up
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) l (b) h (c) g (d) b
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
29. 29.Which word has a silent g? (a) sign (b) island (c) crumb (d) knee
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l (d) h
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
32. 32.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) breaking long words up (c) covering your mouth (d) dropping word endings
34. 34.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) t (b) k (c) h (d) b
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) opening your mouth well (d) dropping word endings
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) b (b) p (c) g (d) l
38. 38.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) breaking long words up
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) guessing a hard name (c) a steady pace (d) chewing gum as you talk
40. 40.Which word has a silent p? (a) sword (b) island (c) cupboard (d) palm

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