Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 429 · 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 “speaker”?
2. 2.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) dropping word endings
3. 3.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) ask and practise it (c) guess it on stage (d) mumble it quickly
4. 4.Which word has a silent w? (a) knot (b) wrap (c) design (d) cupboard
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) guessing a hard name (d) breaking long words up
6. 6.Which word has a silent g? (a) reign (b) talk (c) crumb (d) island
7. 7.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) guessing a hard name
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) a steady pace
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) w (b) s (c) l (d) g
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
12. 12.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) t (c) s (d) l
14. 14.Which word has a silent l? (a) wrap (b) two (c) palm (d) knit
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) k (b) t (c) h (d) w
16. 16.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) break it into syllables (c) say it in one rush (d) skip it
17. 17.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.Which word has a silent b? (a) comb (b) knee (c) calm (d) knob
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
20. 20.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) dropping word endings (c) saying word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) checking names first (c) saying word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
24. 24.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.Which word has a silent l? (a) castle (b) aisle (c) knot (d) talk
26. 26.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) g (b) b (c) t (d) p
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) k (b) b (c) p (d) g
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) l (b) w (c) s (d) k
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) b (b) s (c) l (d) g
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) b (b) w (c) h (d) s
34. 34.Which word has a silent s? (a) design (b) knife (c) aisle (d) knot
35. 35.Which word has a silent t? (a) knot (b) folk (c) design (d) listen
36. 36.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) rushing long words (d) checking names first
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) t (b) g (c) k (d) p
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) breaking long words up (d) covering your mouth
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?

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