Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 545 · 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.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) skip it (c) say it in one rush (d) break it into syllables
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
3. 3.Which word has a silent t? (a) lamb (b) write (c) climb (d) glisten
4. 4.Which word has a silent k? (a) lamb (b) half (c) rhino (d) knife
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) b (b) s (c) g (d) l
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) b (b) l (c) k (d) t
8. 8.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
9. 9.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) checking names first (c) dropping word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) mumbling into your chest (c) covering your mouth (d) dropping word endings
11. 11.📖 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) ask and practise it (d) skip the name
12. 12.Which word has a silent t? (a) write (b) cupboard (c) island (d) fasten
13. 13.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) rushing long words (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) tongue twister warm-ups
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) k (b) g (c) s (d) l
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) g (b) k (c) w (d) b
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) l (b) g (c) s (d) k
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) g (b) p (c) b (d) h
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
22. 22.Which word has a silent w? (a) raspberry (b) knee (c) doubt (d) answer
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) t (b) g (c) l (d) s
24. 24.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) breaking long words up (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name
26. 26.Which word has a silent b? (a) lamb (b) walk (c) knit (d) two
27. 27.Which word has a silent g? (a) knee (b) reign (c) lamb (d) answer
28. 28.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
30. 30.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) g (b) p (c) w (d) s
32. 32.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) w (b) b (c) t (d) s
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
36. 36.Which word has a silent h? (a) half (b) sign (c) rhino (d) wrist
37. 37.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) covering your mouth (c) saying word endings (d) checking names first
38. 38.Which word has a silent l? (a) receipt (b) answer (c) walk (d) knot
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) chewing gum as you talk

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