Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 531 · 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 consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) k (b) s (c) g (d) h
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) rushing long words (d) breaking long words up
3. 3.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) t (b) h (c) w (d) s
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) rushing long words (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
8. 8.Which word has a silent s? (a) cupboard (b) listen (c) island (d) rhino
9. 9.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) testing your hearing (c) making people sleepy (d) warming up clear speech
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) s (b) p (c) k (d) g
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) h (b) l (c) t (d) k
12. 12.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) b (d) p
15. 15.📖 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) skip the name (d) ask and practise it
16. 16.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) tongue twister warm-ups
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) a steady pace (c) covering your mouth (d) opening your mouth well
20. 20.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) saying word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
21. 21.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) rushing long words (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
24. 24.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
26. 26.Which word has a silent b? (a) walk (b) talk (c) knife (d) comb
27. 27.Which word has a silent k? (a) receipt (b) write (c) knit (d) talk
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
29. 29.Which word has a silent p? (a) comb (b) listen (c) knife (d) receipt
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) w (b) s (c) l (d) h
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
34. 34.Which word has a silent k? (a) knob (b) answer (c) rhino (d) wrist
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) checking names first (c) dropping word endings (d) saying word endings
36. 36.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) h (b) w (c) t (d) l
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) h (b) t (c) s (d) l
40. 40.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) break it into syllables (c) say it in one rush (d) skip it

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