Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 535 · 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 tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
4. 4.Which word has a silent t? (a) listen (b) folk (c) knob (d) aisle
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) w (b) h (c) s (d) g
6. 6.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) say it in one rush
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
8. 8.📖 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) mumble it quickly (d) ask and practise it
9. 9.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) correct stress (d) clear speech
10. 10.Which word has a silent s? (a) raspberry (b) island (c) doubt (d) receipt
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) a steady pace (c) breaking long words up (d) mumbling into your chest
12. 12.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) checking names first (c) mumbling into your chest (d) rushing long words
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) p (b) l (c) g (d) h
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) t (b) l (c) h (d) b
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) covering your mouth (c) opening your mouth well (d) saying word endings
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) b (c) s (d) g
20. 20.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) checking names first (d) guessing a hard name
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) breaking long words up (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) t (b) g (c) s (d) l
23. 23.Which word has a silent g? (a) palm (b) sign (c) aisle (d) half
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) t (b) l (c) k (d) s
26. 26.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) testing your hearing (c) learning new maths (d) making people sleepy
27. 27.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) guessing a hard name (c) dropping word endings (d) a steady pace
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) opening your mouth well (c) mumbling into your chest (d) dropping word endings
32. 32.Which word has a silent w? (a) write (b) crumb (c) yolk (d) doubt
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) k (b) l (c) w (d) p
34. 34.Which word has a silent g? (a) crumb (b) design (c) knot (d) cupboard
35. 35.Which word has a silent k? (a) two (b) wrap (c) crumb (d) knit
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) g (b) t (c) l (d) p
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) t (b) p (c) w (d) h
38. 38.Which word has a silent k? (a) knot (b) rhino (c) glisten (d) doubt
39. 39.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) b (b) p (c) g (d) s

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