Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 558 · 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.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
2. 2.Which word has a silent w? (a) receipt (b) write (c) listen (d) knob
3. 3.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
4. 4.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) b (b) l (c) t (d) k
6. 6.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
7. 7.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) skip the name (c) mumble it quickly (d) ask and practise it
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) w (b) s (c) h (d) b
9. 9.🔤 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
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) t (b) l (c) h (d) b
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) opening your mouth well (c) saying word endings (d) a steady pace
12. 12.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) l (b) t (c) w (d) p
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
17. 17.Which word has a silent k? (a) two (b) talk (c) knob (d) calm
18. 18.Which word has a silent g? (a) comb (b) design (c) wrist (d) palm
19. 19.Which word has a silent t? (a) design (b) fasten (c) lamb (d) knee
20. 20.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) rushing long words (c) a steady pace (d) checking names first
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) guessing a hard name (c) saying word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
22. 22.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
23. 23.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) learning new maths
24. 24.Which word has a silent s? (a) write (b) knife (c) comb (d) aisle
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) p (b) h (c) s (d) k
26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing long words (d) chewing gum as you talk
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) k (b) w (c) h (d) g
28. 28.Which word has a silent h? (a) crumb (b) raspberry (c) hour (d) reign
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) dropping word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) tongue twister warm-ups
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
32. 32.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
34. 34.Which word has a silent b? (a) doubt (b) cupboard (c) sword (d) half
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
36. 36.Which word has a silent l? (a) knit (b) wrist (c) receipt (d) palm
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) b (b) h (c) w (d) k
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
39. 39.Which word has a silent p? (a) wrist (b) listen (c) reign (d) receipt
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?

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