Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 441 · 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 makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) covering your mouth (d) opening your mouth well
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) b (b) h (c) g (d) w
4. 4.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) guess it on stage (c) ask and practise it (d) mumble it quickly
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) saying word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) guessing a hard name
6. 6.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
7. 7.Which word has a silent p? (a) raspberry (b) talk (c) knob (d) climb
8. 8.Which word has a silent w? (a) two (b) hour (c) climb (d) cupboard
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) a steady pace (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) opening your mouth well (c) breaking long words up (d) guessing a hard name
12. 12.Which word has a silent w? (a) rhino (b) wrist (c) castle (d) receipt
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) rushing long words (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) b (b) w (c) s (d) h
18. 18.Which word has a silent k? (a) comb (b) knob (c) sword (d) cupboard
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) checking names first (c) dropping word endings (d) opening your mouth well
20. 20.Which word has a silent t? (a) sword (b) debt (c) climb (d) listen
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) t (b) p (c) w (d) k
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) s (b) k (c) g (d) b
23. 23.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) knife (c) reign (d) wrap
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) breaking long words up (d) chewing gum as you talk
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) dropping word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) h (b) k (c) p (d) t
27. 27.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.Which word has a silent l? (a) hour (b) knife (c) yolk (d) knit
29. 29.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) testing your hearing (c) warming up clear speech (d) making people sleepy
30. 30.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
32. 32.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) skip it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush
33. 33.Which word has a silent w? (a) cupboard (b) climb (c) write (d) receipt
34. 34.Which word has a silent g? (a) cupboard (b) raspberry (c) listen (d) foreign
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) h (b) s (c) b (d) l
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) t (b) g (c) k (d) w
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) g (b) b (c) h (d) w
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?

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