Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 526 · 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 s? (a) wrist (b) aisle (c) reign (d) knit
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
3. 3.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) p (d) s
6. 6.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) whisper it (c) say it in one rush (d) break it into syllables
7. 7.Which word has a silent p? (a) palm (b) knot (c) honest (d) receipt
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) breaking long words up (c) opening your mouth well (d) guessing a hard name
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) dropping word endings
10. 10.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing long words (d) checking names first
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
14. 14.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling into your chest (d) chewing gum as you talk
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) opening your mouth well (c) rushing long words (d) tongue twister warm-ups
18. 18.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) mumble it quickly (c) ask and practise it (d) skip the name
20. 20.Which word has a silent t? (a) wrap (b) reign (c) answer (d) glisten
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) breaking long words up (c) covering your mouth (d) saying word endings
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) rushing long words (c) guessing a hard name (d) opening your mouth well
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) k (b) p (c) b (d) l
25. 25.Which word has a silent g? (a) raspberry (b) knot (c) design (d) lamb
26. 26.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
27. 27.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) making people sleepy (c) testing your hearing (d) learning new maths
29. 29.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
30. 30.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) tongue twister warm-ups
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) h (b) g (c) k (d) p
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) h (b) k (c) w (d) g
35. 35.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) guessing a hard name (c) rushing long words (d) a steady pace
36. 36.Which word has a silent s? (a) fasten (b) glisten (c) island (d) talk
37. 37.Which word has a silent k? (a) receipt (b) knife (c) hour (d) folk
38. 38.Which word has a silent g? (a) reign (b) sword (c) wrist (d) knot
39. 39.Which word has a silent w? (a) knob (b) knife (c) honest (d) wrist
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) a steady pace (d) opening your mouth well

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