Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 45 · 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 “teacher”?
2. 2.🔤 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
3. 3.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) opening your mouth well (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
4. 4.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) learning new maths
5. 5.📖 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) skip the name (d) ask and practise it
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) p (b) l (c) b (d) s
7. 7.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) breaking long words up
8. 8.Which word has a silent s? (a) reign (b) debt (c) knit (d) aisle
9. 9.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) correct stress (d) dropping word endings
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) a steady pace (c) breaking long words up (d) saying word endings
11. 11.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
12. 12.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) guessing a hard name (c) opening your mouth well (d) chewing gum as you talk
14. 14.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.Which word has a silent l? (a) cupboard (b) knee (c) knife (d) half
16. 16.Which word has a silent t? (a) wrist (b) answer (c) palm (d) glisten
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
18. 18.Which word has a silent l? (a) talk (b) listen (c) receipt (d) fasten
19. 19.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
22. 22.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) w (b) k (c) t (d) l
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) g (b) w (c) b (d) t
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
26. 26.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) debt (c) knee (d) castle
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) rushing long words
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) b (b) w (c) g (d) h
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) g (b) b (c) p (d) h
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
35. 35.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
36. 36.Which word has a silent w? (a) foreign (b) lamb (c) write (d) sign
37. 37.Which word has a silent h? (a) knit (b) two (c) knot (d) rhino
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) rushing long words
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) dropping word endings (c) checking names first (d) breaking long words up

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