Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 42 · 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) opening your mouth well (b) guessing a hard name (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
2. 2.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) making people sleepy
4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) a steady pace
5. 5.Which word has a silent k? (a) sword (b) design (c) wrap (d) knee
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) s (b) t (c) p (d) k
7. 7.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) reign (c) glisten (d) answer
8. 8.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) checking names first (d) dropping word endings
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) h (b) g (c) b (d) k
10. 10.Which word has a silent k? (a) honest (b) wrap (c) sign (d) knot
11. 11.Which word has a silent t? (a) wrist (b) sword (c) raspberry (d) glisten
12. 12.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) chewing gum as you talk
14. 14.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrist (b) hour (c) raspberry (d) foreign
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) mumbling into your chest (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) breaking long words up
17. 17.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) a steady pace
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) b (b) t (c) g (d) p
20. 20.Which word has a silent h? (a) hour (b) glisten (c) sword (d) receipt
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) g (b) s (c) b (d) t
22. 22.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) skip it
23. 23.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) ask and practise it (c) mumble it quickly (d) skip the name
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) breaking long words up (d) dropping word endings
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) dropping word endings
26. 26.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) k (b) l (c) t (d) s
28. 28.Which word has a silent g? (a) cupboard (b) sign (c) folk (d) raspberry
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
30. 30.Which word has a silent s? (a) rhino (b) half (c) aisle (d) knot
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) covering your mouth (c) opening your mouth well (d) breaking long words up
32. 32.Which word has a silent l? (a) half (b) castle (c) knife (d) knee
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) rushing long words (c) breaking long words up (d) tongue twister warm-ups
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) dropping word endings (c) a steady pace (d) breaking long words up
36. 36.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
37. 37.Which word has a silent p? (a) half (b) knit (c) raspberry (d) crumb
38. 38.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) g (b) h (c) t (d) l

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