Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 472 · 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.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
2. 2.📖 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) mumble it quickly (d) ask and practise it
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) guessing a hard name (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) checking names first
6. 6.Which word has a silent t? (a) comb (b) wrap (c) knit (d) castle
7. 7.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) l (b) k (c) w (d) t
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) b (b) w (c) h (d) p
10. 10.Which word has a silent b? (a) raspberry (b) doubt (c) walk (d) wrist
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) rushing long words (d) breaking long words up
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) l (b) h (c) w (d) g
13. 13.Which word has a silent h? (a) palm (b) honest (c) talk (d) glisten
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) checking names first (d) breaking long words up
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) g (b) k (c) b (d) s
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) h (b) k (c) l (d) b
17. 17.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) saying word endings
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) l (b) k (c) h (d) t
21. 21.Which word has a silent s? (a) hour (b) wrist (c) answer (d) island
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) b (b) k (c) l (d) g
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) h (b) p (c) t (d) w
24. 24.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) breaking long words up (d) opening your mouth well
25. 25.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
26. 26.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) dropping word endings
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) l (b) g (c) b (d) t
28. 28.Which word has a silent b? (a) sign (b) answer (c) debt (d) glisten
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
30. 30.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
31. 31.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) warming up clear speech (c) learning new maths (d) making people sleepy
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
33. 33.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
34. 34.Which word has a silent k? (a) fasten (b) knife (c) half (d) wrap
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) rushing long words (c) a steady pace (d) mumbling into your chest
37. 37.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) s (b) p (c) h (d) b
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) breaking long words up (c) covering your mouth (d) chewing gum as you talk
40. 40.Which word has a silent k? (a) climb (b) knee (c) comb (d) aisle

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