Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 546 · 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.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
3. 3.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) mumble it quickly (c) guess it on stage (d) skip the name
4. 4.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
7. 7.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) correct stress (d) dropping word endings
8. 8.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
11. 11.Which word has a silent g? (a) wrist (b) design (c) listen (d) hour
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) b (b) t (c) w (d) p
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) s (b) w (c) g (d) l
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) w (b) p (c) l (d) k
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
16. 16.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) receipt (c) half (d) yolk
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
18. 18.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
19. 19.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
21. 21.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) saying word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) a steady pace
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) covering your mouth (c) breaking long words up (d) a steady pace
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) opening your mouth well (c) guessing a hard name (d) rushing long words
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) checking names first (c) guessing a hard name (d) dropping word endings
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) s (b) t (c) l (d) w
30. 30.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) yolk (c) honest (d) design
31. 31.Which word has a silent h? (a) walk (b) rhino (c) aisle (d) yolk
32. 32.Which word has a silent w? (a) sword (b) knob (c) knot (d) design
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) b (b) w (c) t (d) k
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) t (b) h (c) p (d) g
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) rushing long words (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) covering your mouth
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) k (b) t (c) p (d) h
38. 38.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
39. 39.Which word has a silent k? (a) walk (b) knee (c) honest (d) debt
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) k (b) l (c) p (d) w

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