Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 492 · 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) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) say it in one rush
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) checking names first
3. 3.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) checking names first (c) breaking long words up (d) guessing a hard name
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) b (b) p (c) w (d) s
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) w (b) k (c) l (d) p
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) opening your mouth well (c) saying word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
9. 9.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.Which word has a silent p? (a) crumb (b) cupboard (c) hour (d) listen
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) checking names first (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
12. 12.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) talk (c) answer (d) honest
13. 13.Which word has a silent h? (a) folk (b) receipt (c) honest (d) fasten
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) p (b) w (c) g (d) h
15. 15.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) g (b) b (c) k (d) l
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) t (b) b (c) g (d) w
18. 18.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) clear speech
19. 19.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.Which word has a silent p? (a) island (b) raspberry (c) walk (d) two
21. 21.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) mumble it quickly (c) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
22. 22.Which word has a silent t? (a) fasten (b) answer (c) wrap (d) crumb
23. 23.Which word has a silent l? (a) yolk (b) rhino (c) honest (d) wrap
24. 24.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) covering your mouth (d) tongue twister warm-ups
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) p (b) b (c) g (d) t
27. 27.Which word has a silent b? (a) glisten (b) aisle (c) lamb (d) wrap
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) checking names first
32. 32.Which word has a silent k? (a) folk (b) knit (c) sign (d) climb
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) l (b) b (c) t (d) h
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) b (b) s (c) k (d) l
37. 37.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
38. 38.Which word has a silent g? (a) knit (b) walk (c) knob (d) design
39. 39.Which word has a silent g? (a) knife (b) aisle (c) reign (d) folk
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?

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