Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 473 · 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.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
3. 3.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
4. 4.Which word has a silent b? (a) cupboard (b) two (c) climb (d) honest
5. 5.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) write (c) two (d) talk
6. 6.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
9. 9.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) skip the name (c) mumble it quickly (d) ask and practise it
10. 10.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) rushing long words (c) saying word endings (d) breaking long words up
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) k (b) b (c) w (d) t
13. 13.👅 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
14. 14.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.Which word has a silent l? (a) rhino (b) listen (c) calm (d) two
16. 16.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.Which word has a silent k? (a) two (b) castle (c) knit (d) palm
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) opening your mouth well
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
20. 20.Which word has a silent b? (a) aisle (b) knee (c) fasten (d) doubt
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) dropping word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) a steady pace
22. 22.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
23. 23.Which word has a silent w? (a) receipt (b) answer (c) palm (d) lamb
24. 24.Which word has a silent t? (a) glisten (b) knot (c) folk (d) lamb
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) covering your mouth (c) breaking long words up (d) tongue twister warm-ups
26. 26.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) a good pause (c) clear speech (d) correct stress
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) p (b) l (c) t (d) k
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) l (b) w (c) b (d) t
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
32. 32.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) a steady pace (c) guessing a hard name (d) chewing gum as you talk
33. 33.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) guessing a hard name (c) a steady pace (d) checking names first
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) p (b) k (c) b (d) l
36. 36.Which word has a silent h? (a) answer (b) rhino (c) glisten (d) yolk
37. 37.Which word has a silent p? (a) palm (b) yolk (c) calm (d) cupboard
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling into your chest (d) rushing long words
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?

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