Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 476 · 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 tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) testing your hearing (c) warming up clear speech (d) making people sleepy
2. 2.Which word has a silent s? (a) wrist (b) island (c) knife (d) knot
3. 3.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) a good pause (c) clear speech (d) dropping word endings
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) checking names first (c) rushing long words (d) guessing a hard name
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
6. 6.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
7. 7.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
8. 8.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) opening your mouth well (d) rushing long words
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) k (b) t (c) w (d) g
11. 11.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.Which word has a silent p? (a) answer (b) receipt (c) hour (d) sword
13. 13.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) skip it (c) say it in one rush (d) break it into syllables
14. 14.Which word has a silent g? (a) design (b) talk (c) receipt (d) raspberry
15. 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) a steady pace (d) chewing gum as you talk
16. 16.Which word has a silent w? (a) two (b) half (c) doubt (d) crumb
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) h (b) w (c) p (d) s
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) k (b) l (c) g (d) s
20. 20.📖 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) ask and practise it (d) mumble it quickly
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) t (b) b (c) h (d) l
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) w (b) t (c) g (d) k
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) dropping word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) covering your mouth
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) l (b) w (c) b (d) s
25. 25.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrap (b) fasten (c) calm (d) yolk
26. 26.Which word has a silent l? (a) debt (b) yolk (c) wrist (d) knot
27. 27.Which word has a silent k? (a) lamb (b) knob (c) two (d) folk
28. 28.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
30. 30.Which word has a silent p? (a) talk (b) design (c) knife (d) cupboard
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
35. 35.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
36. 36.Which word has a silent s? (a) palm (b) castle (c) wrist (d) aisle
37. 37.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
38. 38.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
39. 39.Which word has a silent w? (a) calm (b) reign (c) sword (d) fasten
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) t (b) s (c) w (d) l

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