Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 506 · 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 word has a silent l? (a) two (b) hour (c) yolk (d) sign
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) a steady pace (c) checking names first (d) opening your mouth well
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) k (b) s (c) l (d) h
4. 4.Which word has a silent g? (a) raspberry (b) reign (c) walk (d) calm
5. 5.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
6. 6.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) l (b) w (c) k (d) t
8. 8.📖 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
9. 9.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
11. 11.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.Which word has a silent s? (a) wrap (b) island (c) wrist (d) climb
14. 14.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) s (b) h (c) g (d) w
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) checking names first (d) tongue twister warm-ups
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) l (b) k (c) g (d) w
21. 21.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) break it into syllables (c) skip it (d) whisper it
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) h (b) g (c) l (d) k
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
25. 25.Which word has a silent l? (a) walk (b) fasten (c) raspberry (d) design
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) l (b) g (c) h (d) b
27. 27.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) l (b) t (c) s (d) g
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) breaking long words up (d) guessing a hard name
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) t (b) k (c) h (d) p
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) s (d) h
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) saying word endings (c) a steady pace (d) tongue twister warm-ups
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
36. 36.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) dropping word endings (d) checking names first
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) guessing a hard name (c) dropping word endings (d) opening your mouth well
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) h (d) l

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