Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 451 · 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.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) dropping word endings
2. 2.🔤 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
3. 3.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) g (b) l (c) b (d) t
5. 5.Which word has a silent b? (a) answer (b) talk (c) comb (d) receipt
6. 6.Which word has a silent g? (a) aisle (b) sign (c) receipt (d) cupboard
7. 7.Which word has a silent b? (a) doubt (b) yolk (c) reign (d) half
8. 8.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) checking names first (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) tongue twister warm-ups
11. 11.Which word has a silent p? (a) walk (b) yolk (c) receipt (d) knit
12. 12.Which word has a silent g? (a) folk (b) listen (c) reign (d) two
13. 13.Which word has a silent s? (a) listen (b) rhino (c) folk (d) aisle
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) g (b) h (c) k (d) l
15. 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) mumbling into your chest (c) saying word endings (d) opening your mouth well
16. 16.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) guess it on stage (c) skip the name (d) mumble it quickly
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) t (b) w (c) b (d) h
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) b (b) l (c) k (d) g
20. 20.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing long words (d) opening your mouth well
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
24. 24.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
26. 26.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) l (b) p (c) s (d) k
28. 28.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
29. 29.Which word has a silent l? (a) wrap (b) wrist (c) hour (d) palm
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) s (b) w (c) p (d) g
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) g (b) l (c) k (d) b
34. 34.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
35. 35.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) knob (c) raspberry (d) answer
36. 36.Which word has a silent w? (a) raspberry (b) sword (c) receipt (d) listen
37. 37.Which word has a silent w? (a) hour (b) lamb (c) sign (d) wrap
38. 38.👅 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
39. 39.Which word has a silent k? (a) reign (b) honest (c) raspberry (d) knit
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) k (b) s (c) t (d) p

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