Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 543 · 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) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) rushing long words (d) tongue twister warm-ups
2. 2.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) skip it (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
4. 4.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) t (b) l (c) k (d) b
7. 7.Which word has a silent s? (a) reign (b) design (c) sword (d) aisle
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) w (b) b (c) g (d) l
9. 9.Which word has a silent k? (a) doubt (b) two (c) wrap (d) knob
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling into your chest (c) saying word endings (d) dropping word endings
12. 12.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) raspberry (c) honest (d) comb
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) opening your mouth well
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) g (b) w (c) s (d) t
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) g (b) k (c) s (d) w
16. 16.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) w (b) k (c) t (d) h
18. 18.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) honest (c) wrap (d) answer
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) breaking long words up
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) l (b) b (c) s (d) h
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) k (b) w (c) b (d) g
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) b (c) t (d) k
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) p (d) b
24. 24.Which word has a silent b? (a) castle (b) comb (c) talk (d) raspberry
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) w (b) l (c) h (d) g
26. 26.Which word has a silent t? (a) cupboard (b) rhino (c) listen (d) knee
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
28. 28.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) testing your hearing (c) making people sleepy (d) learning new maths
29. 29.Which word has a silent h? (a) hour (b) yolk (c) knit (d) wrap
30. 30.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
31. 31.📖 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
32. 32.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) a good pause (c) clear speech (d) correct stress
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) k (b) g (c) s (d) w
34. 34.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) w (b) t (c) s (d) l
36. 36.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
37. 37.Which word has a silent t? (a) fasten (b) knob (c) climb (d) wrist
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
39. 39.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
40. 40.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) mumbling into your chest (c) checking names first (d) guessing a hard name

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