Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 530 · 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 of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) guessing a hard name (c) saying word endings (d) breaking long words up
2. 2.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) learning new maths
3. 3.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) p (b) t (c) b (d) k
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) k (b) w (c) t (d) g
6. 6.Which word has a silent h? (a) knee (b) comb (c) rhino (d) talk
7. 7.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
8. 8.🔤 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
9. 9.Which word has a silent l? (a) castle (b) walk (c) receipt (d) reign
10. 10.📖 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) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
14. 14.🔤 Does breaking long words up 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 “principal”?
16. 16.Which word has a silent k? (a) calm (b) write (c) knob (d) sign
17. 17.Which word has a silent p? (a) talk (b) raspberry (c) wrist (d) write
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) w (b) k (c) g (d) l
19. 19.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) dropping word endings
20. 20.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) t (b) w (c) b (d) k
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) guessing a hard name (c) mumbling into your chest (d) breaking long words up
24. 24.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) sign (c) wrist (d) folk
25. 25.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
30. 30.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.Which word has a silent w? (a) folk (b) honest (c) crumb (d) write
32. 32.Which word has a silent k? (a) palm (b) half (c) knit (d) wrap
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) s (b) l (c) w (d) k
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) checking names first (c) mumbling into your chest (d) breaking long words up
35. 35.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) dropping word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) saying word endings
36. 36.Which word has a silent k? (a) comb (b) knee (c) palm (d) design
37. 37.Which word has a silent g? (a) walk (b) sign (c) comb (d) knot
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) g (b) k (c) w (d) p
39. 39.Which word has a silent s? (a) two (b) fasten (c) island (d) folk
40. 40.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) checking names first (c) guessing a hard name (d) mumbling into your chest

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