Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 511 · 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) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) making people sleepy
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
3. 3.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) s (b) h (c) b (d) t
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) l (c) b (d) h
6. 6.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) p (b) t (c) g (d) w
8. 8.Which word has a silent w? (a) write (b) rhino (c) reign (d) lamb
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) b (b) w (c) p (d) k
10. 10.Which word has a silent w? (a) knob (b) raspberry (c) half (d) answer
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) k (b) b (c) g (d) h
12. 12.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) rushing long words (d) a steady pace
14. 14.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) dropping word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) covering your mouth
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) covering your mouth (d) a steady pace
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
18. 18.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.Which word has a silent t? (a) rhino (b) calm (c) castle (d) comb
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
22. 22.📖 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
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) mumbling into your chest (c) opening your mouth well (d) checking names first
24. 24.Which word has a silent h? (a) reign (b) hour (c) lamb (d) write
25. 25.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) wrap (c) fasten (d) castle
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) l (b) w (c) p (d) k
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) b (b) t (c) w (d) g
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
29. 29.Which word has a silent p? (a) raspberry (b) fasten (c) aisle (d) two
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) g (b) p (c) b (d) w
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) p (b) b (c) h (d) t
32. 32.Which word has a silent b? (a) sword (b) knob (c) doubt (d) walk
33. 33.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) guessing a hard name (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) saying word endings
35. 35.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) a good pause (c) clear speech (d) correct stress
36. 36.Which word has a silent k? (a) receipt (b) lamb (c) knit (d) wrist
37. 37.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
39. 39.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?

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