Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 560 · 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.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) ask and practise it (c) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) p (b) s (c) l (d) g
3. 3.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) dropping word endings (d) rushing long words
4. 4.🔤 Does saying word endings 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 “education”?
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) w (b) s (c) t (d) b
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) b (c) l (d) k
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) guessing a hard name (c) saying word endings (d) opening your mouth well
11. 11.Which word has a silent w? (a) foreign (b) answer (c) knit (d) doubt
12. 12.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) testing your hearing (c) warming up clear speech (d) learning new maths
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) a steady pace
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) b (b) l (c) k (d) g
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) h (b) l (c) t (d) p
17. 17.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
18. 18.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) saying word endings (d) a steady pace
19. 19.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) wrap (c) write (d) yolk
20. 20.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) clear speech
21. 21.Which word has a silent b? (a) comb (b) knee (c) raspberry (d) design
22. 22.Which word has a silent s? (a) knot (b) sign (c) listen (d) island
23. 23.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.Which word has a silent w? (a) sword (b) knit (c) island (d) palm
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) h (d) k
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) l (b) k (c) w (d) b
30. 30.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
33. 33.Which word has a silent w? (a) rhino (b) doubt (c) wrap (d) climb
34. 34.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) design (c) cupboard (d) raspberry
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
37. 37.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) t (b) l (c) s (d) b
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) b (b) k (c) l (d) t
40. 40.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) checking names first

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