Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 527 · 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.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
2. 2.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) clear speech
3. 3.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) breaking long words up (d) checking names first
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) k (b) w (c) p (d) b
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) k (b) b (c) t (d) s
8. 8.Which word has a silent b? (a) aisle (b) wrist (c) doubt (d) island
9. 9.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) making people sleepy (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
11. 11.Which word has a silent h? (a) climb (b) design (c) sword (d) hour
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) p (b) b (c) w (d) g
14. 14.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) l (b) w (c) p (d) b
16. 16.Which word has a silent h? (a) rhino (b) crumb (c) knot (d) wrist
17. 17.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) rushing long words (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) dropping word endings
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) b (b) l (c) w (d) p
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
20. 20.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) break it into syllables (d) skip it
21. 21.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) ask and practise it (c) guess it on stage (d) mumble it quickly
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) checking names first (d) covering your mouth
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) k (b) p (c) t (d) b
25. 25.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) raspberry (c) cupboard (d) half
26. 26.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) h (b) l (c) p (d) w
28. 28.Which word has a silent s? (a) wrap (b) rhino (c) receipt (d) aisle
29. 29.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) saying word endings (c) a steady pace (d) chewing gum as you talk
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) k (b) g (c) l (d) t
31. 31.Which word has a silent t? (a) listen (b) answer (c) climb (d) write
32. 32.Which word has a silent l? (a) palm (b) knot (c) doubt (d) sword
33. 33.Which word has a silent l? (a) receipt (b) design (c) castle (d) folk
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) rushing long words (d) opening your mouth well
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) b (b) t (c) k (d) w
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) mumbling into your chest (c) checking names first (d) covering your mouth
37. 37.Which word has a silent p? (a) raspberry (b) write (c) walk (d) lamb
38. 38.Which word has a silent k? (a) yolk (b) sword (c) knife (d) two
39. 39.Which word has a silent k? (a) comb (b) knee (c) two (d) wrist
40. 40.Which word has a silent g? (a) raspberry (b) sign (c) wrap (d) honest

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