Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 552 · 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) tongue twister warm-ups (b) checking names first (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) opening your mouth well
2. 2.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) covering your mouth (c) a steady pace (d) opening your mouth well
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) w (b) g (c) t (d) p
5. 5.🔤 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
6. 6.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
8. 8.Which word has a silent t? (a) glisten (b) crumb (c) sign (d) knot
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) checking names first (c) rushing long words (d) opening your mouth well
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
11. 11.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
12. 12.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) b (b) k (c) s (d) l
14. 14.Which word has a silent l? (a) receipt (b) write (c) half (d) doubt
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) l (b) t (c) h (d) k
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) saying word endings (c) rushing long words (d) guessing a hard name
17. 17.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) guess it on stage (c) ask and practise it (d) mumble it quickly
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first
20. 20.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.Which word has a silent l? (a) cupboard (b) aisle (c) talk (d) fasten
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) t (b) b (c) g (d) l
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) mumbling into your chest (c) breaking long words up (d) guessing a hard name
25. 25.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) warming up clear speech (c) learning new maths (d) making people sleepy
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) t (b) k (c) b (d) h
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) s (b) p (c) l (d) g
28. 28.Which word has a silent s? (a) climb (b) folk (c) island (d) debt
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) t (b) k (c) w (d) g
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) b (b) k (c) h (d) g
31. 31.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
32. 32.Which word has a silent h? (a) hour (b) sword (c) comb (d) knife
33. 33.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) k (b) g (c) h (d) b
35. 35.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) p (b) l (c) b (d) t
37. 37.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) correct stress (d) clear speech
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
39. 39.Which word has a silent t? (a) crumb (b) reign (c) fasten (d) raspberry
40. 40.Which word has a silent k? (a) castle (b) glisten (c) lamb (d) knob

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