Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 499 · 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.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) l (b) h (c) g (d) k
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
5. 5.Which word has a silent p? (a) knit (b) debt (c) sign (d) raspberry
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) b (b) w (c) l (d) k
7. 7.Which word has a silent b? (a) yolk (b) wrap (c) knit (d) debt
8. 8.Which word has a silent b? (a) write (b) two (c) foreign (d) doubt
9. 9.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) saying word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) chewing gum as you talk
11. 11.Which word has a silent w? (a) foreign (b) write (c) rhino (d) reign
12. 12.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.Which word has a silent k? (a) crumb (b) wrist (c) knot (d) doubt
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) b (b) g (c) s (d) w
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) rushing long words (c) mumbling into your chest (d) a steady pace
17. 17.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
21. 21.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) ask and practise it (c) mumble it quickly (d) skip the name
22. 22.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
24. 24.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) breaking long words up (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) covering your mouth
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) g (b) p (c) k (d) t
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) b (b) t (c) s (d) w
29. 29.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) testing your hearing (c) learning new maths (d) making people sleepy
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) guessing a hard name (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) a steady pace
34. 34.Which word has a silent k? (a) aisle (b) wrist (c) crumb (d) knit
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
36. 36.Which word has a silent s? (a) two (b) aisle (c) knot (d) half
37. 37.Which word has a silent k? (a) crumb (b) knee (c) folk (d) aisle
38. 38.Which word has a silent w? (a) two (b) debt (c) knife (d) comb
39. 39.Which word has a silent h? (a) crumb (b) folk (c) rhino (d) sign
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) h (b) k (c) p (d) w

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