Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 555 · 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 helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
2. 2.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) t (b) w (c) h (d) l
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) k (b) t (c) l (d) p
5. 5.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) ask and practise it (c) guess it on stage (d) mumble it quickly
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) breaking long words up (d) dropping word endings
8. 8.Which word has a silent t? (a) walk (b) castle (c) design (d) lamb
9. 9.🔤 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
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) b (b) h (c) l (d) p
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) h (b) k (c) g (d) l
13. 13.Which word has a silent p? (a) raspberry (b) climb (c) lamb (d) island
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
15. 15.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) making people sleepy
16. 16.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) h (b) g (c) l (d) s
18. 18.Which word has a silent t? (a) wrap (b) answer (c) fasten (d) talk
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
20. 20.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) correct stress (d) dropping word endings
21. 21.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) guessing a hard name (d) breaking long words up
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
25. 25.Which word has a silent l? (a) reign (b) yolk (c) wrap (d) comb
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) t (b) g (c) w (d) k
27. 27.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) p (b) k (c) t (d) g
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) g (b) w (c) l (d) t
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) covering your mouth (c) breaking long words up (d) a steady pace
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
34. 34.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
36. 36.Which word has a silent g? (a) write (b) sign (c) glisten (d) doubt
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) a steady pace (c) mumbling into your chest (d) chewing gum as you talk
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) l (b) p (c) t (d) s
40. 40.Which word has a silent l? (a) folk (b) cupboard (c) castle (d) island

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