Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 562 · 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 dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) b (b) l (c) g (d) k
3. 3.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) covering your mouth (d) guessing a hard name
4. 4.Which word has a silent h? (a) walk (b) knit (c) honest (d) write
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) breaking long words up (d) dropping word endings
6. 6.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
7. 7.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) testing your hearing
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
9. 9.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) a steady pace (c) covering your mouth (d) dropping word endings
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
11. 11.Which word has a silent b? (a) answer (b) comb (c) knife (d) folk
12. 12.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) opening your mouth well (c) covering your mouth (d) a steady pace
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) tongue twister warm-ups
14. 14.📖 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) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
16. 16.Which word has a silent l? (a) lamb (b) palm (c) climb (d) knob
17. 17.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) dropping word endings
18. 18.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) w (b) s (c) h (d) t
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
21. 21.Which word has a silent w? (a) talk (b) lamb (c) hour (d) sword
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) w (b) s (c) p (d) b
24. 24.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) w (b) g (c) k (d) t
26. 26.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) a steady pace (d) saying word endings
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) l (b) b (c) w (d) t
28. 28.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) a steady pace (c) checking names first (d) breaking long words up
29. 29.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) skip it (c) break it into syllables (d) whisper it
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) w (b) b (c) s (d) t
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) rushing long words (c) saying word endings (d) checking names first
32. 32.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.Which word has a silent k? (a) aisle (b) two (c) wrap (d) knob
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
35. 35.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) h (b) p (c) b (d) w
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) b (b) s (c) k (d) w
38. 38.Which word has a silent w? (a) answer (b) aisle (c) knot (d) debt
39. 39.Which word has a silent w? (a) crumb (b) knee (c) write (d) talk
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) w (b) b (c) p (d) k

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