Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 474 · 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 helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) mumbling into your chest
2. 2.Which word has a silent k? (a) yolk (b) write (c) calm (d) knot
3. 3.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) guessing a hard name (c) mumbling into your chest (d) dropping word endings
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
7. 7.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) w (b) h (c) l (d) s
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) saying word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) rushing long words
11. 11.Which word has a silent k? (a) yolk (b) design (c) walk (d) knob
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) checking names first (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) covering your mouth
13. 13.📖 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
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) g (b) p (c) t (d) b
16. 16.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) testing your hearing (c) making people sleepy (d) warming up clear speech
17. 17.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) opening your mouth well (c) covering your mouth (d) chewing gum as you talk
19. 19.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) correct stress
20. 20.🔤 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
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) l (b) s (c) b (d) k
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
23. 23.Which word has a silent k? (a) knit (b) write (c) castle (d) design
24. 24.Which word has a silent w? (a) honest (b) comb (c) write (d) walk
25. 25.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
26. 26.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) h (b) w (c) b (d) t
28. 28.Which word has a silent k? (a) write (b) folk (c) climb (d) knife
29. 29.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) b (b) w (c) t (d) g
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) h (b) b (c) w (d) l
32. 32.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
34. 34.Which word has a silent h? (a) rhino (b) castle (c) folk (d) debt
35. 35.Which word has a silent k? (a) knee (b) walk (c) wrap (d) cupboard
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) k (b) l (c) s (d) w
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) g (b) w (c) p (d) b
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) s (b) h (c) k (d) p
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) h (b) k (c) l (d) s

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