Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 424 · 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 word has a silent w? (a) climb (b) talk (c) comb (d) wrap
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) mumbling into your chest (d) opening your mouth well
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) h (b) b (c) w (d) l
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) dropping word endings (d) checking names first
5. 5.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
6. 6.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
7. 7.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) guessing a hard name (d) mumbling into your chest
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) dropping word endings (d) a steady pace
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) checking names first (c) breaking long words up (d) guessing a hard name
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
13. 13.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) making people sleepy (c) learning new maths (d) testing your hearing
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) s (b) w (c) b (d) l
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) b (b) l (c) p (d) t
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
17. 17.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) opening your mouth well (c) breaking long words up (d) dropping word endings
19. 19.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) whisper it (c) say it in one rush (d) break it into syllables
22. 22.Which word has a silent b? (a) calm (b) climb (c) island (d) palm
23. 23.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) covering your mouth (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) a steady pace
25. 25.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) h (b) b (c) t (d) k
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
29. 29.Which word has a silent h? (a) calm (b) palm (c) crumb (d) rhino
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) h (b) b (c) t (d) p
31. 31.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
32. 32.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.Which word has a silent k? (a) walk (b) comb (c) knot (d) sign
34. 34.Which word has a silent t? (a) aisle (b) knit (c) receipt (d) fasten
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
36. 36.Which word has a silent k? (a) yolk (b) comb (c) knit (d) palm
37. 37.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) guess it on stage (c) ask and practise it (d) skip the name
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) breaking long words up (d) dropping word endings
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) k (b) s (c) w (d) p

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