Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 50 · 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) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) making people sleepy
2. 2.Which word has a silent g? (a) sign (b) lamb (c) knee (d) palm
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
4. 4.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
5. 5.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) break it into syllables (d) whisper it
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) dropping word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) a steady pace
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
9. 9.Which word has a silent p? (a) walk (b) wrist (c) reign (d) cupboard
10. 10.Which word has a silent b? (a) wrap (b) fasten (c) knot (d) comb
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) rushing long words (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) dropping word endings
14. 14.Which word has a silent s? (a) half (b) knife (c) aisle (d) comb
15. 15.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) skip the name (c) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) mumbling into your chest (d) a steady pace
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
18. 18.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
21. 21.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) guessing a hard name (c) checking names first (d) a steady pace
23. 23.Which word has a silent k? (a) lamb (b) knife (c) debt (d) sword
24. 24.Which word has a silent l? (a) wrap (b) castle (c) write (d) half
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) g (b) l (c) p (d) s
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) h (b) t (c) k (d) w
27. 27.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) s (b) h (c) b (d) w
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) dropping word endings (d) breaking long words up
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) b (b) p (c) s (d) t
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) k (b) h (c) b (d) s
34. 34.Which word has a silent g? (a) two (b) reign (c) rhino (d) knife
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
36. 36.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
37. 37.Which word has a silent b? (a) aisle (b) answer (c) raspberry (d) lamb
38. 38.Which word has a silent k? (a) half (b) debt (c) knot (d) rhino
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) guessing a hard name (c) dropping word endings (d) opening your mouth well
40. 40.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech

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