Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 537 · 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 checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
2. 2.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
3. 3.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) g (b) t (c) k (d) s
5. 5.Which word has a silent k? (a) folk (b) knob (c) foreign (d) answer
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) dropping word endings
7. 7.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling into your chest (c) dropping word endings (d) breaking long words up
8. 8.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
9. 9.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) s (b) t (c) l (d) k
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) covering your mouth (c) opening your mouth well (d) a steady pace
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) b (b) p (c) k (d) w
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) saying word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) chewing gum as you talk
14. 14.Which word has a silent h? (a) wrist (b) knee (c) palm (d) honest
15. 15.Which word has a silent s? (a) wrist (b) island (c) two (d) folk
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) k (b) l (c) b (d) s
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
18. 18.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) learning new maths (c) making people sleepy (d) testing your hearing
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
20. 20.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) mumble it quickly (c) ask and practise it (d) guess it on stage
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) breaking long words up (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) k (b) w (c) t (d) h
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) dropping word endings
26. 26.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) k (b) t (c) h (d) g
28. 28.Which word has a silent p? (a) aisle (b) receipt (c) knot (d) walk
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) g (b) w (c) p (d) b
30. 30.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) a steady pace
31. 31.Which word has a silent t? (a) knob (b) comb (c) castle (d) folk
32. 32.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) k (b) w (c) l (d) t
34. 34.Which word has a silent t? (a) lamb (b) palm (c) listen (d) two
35. 35.Which word has a silent s? (a) hour (b) aisle (c) castle (d) lamb
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) b (b) w (c) h (d) s
37. 37.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) h (b) l (c) g (d) p
39. 39.Which word has a silent h? (a) hour (b) wrap (c) cupboard (d) folk
40. 40.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech

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