Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 565 · 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 word has a silent b? (a) debt (b) glisten (c) palm (d) aisle
2. 2.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
3. 3.Which word has a silent s? (a) rhino (b) wrap (c) design (d) aisle
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
5. 5.Which word has a silent b? (a) comb (b) knob (c) answer (d) island
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
7. 7.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) making people sleepy (c) testing your hearing (d) learning new maths
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
9. 9.Which word has a silent h? (a) aisle (b) reign (c) folk (d) hour
10. 10.Which word has a silent l? (a) knob (b) yolk (c) write (d) wrist
11. 11.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.Which word has a silent b? (a) island (b) castle (c) crumb (d) two
13. 13.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) guess it on stage (c) ask and practise it (d) skip the name
14. 14.Which word has a silent k? (a) island (b) knit (c) two (d) honest
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
16. 16.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) skip it (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
17. 17.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) breaking long words up (d) chewing gum as you talk
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
19. 19.Which word has a silent p? (a) walk (b) reign (c) raspberry (d) crumb
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) g (b) l (c) b (d) w
22. 22.Which word has a silent s? (a) sword (b) sign (c) island (d) castle
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) dropping word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) chewing gum as you talk
24. 24.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) breaking long words up (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) opening your mouth well
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
26. 26.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) b (b) h (c) w (d) g
29. 29.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
32. 32.Which word has a silent g? (a) honest (b) reign (c) climb (d) crumb
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) k (b) b (c) g (d) h
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
36. 36.Which word has a silent w? (a) hour (b) talk (c) two (d) rhino
37. 37.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) guessing a hard name (c) opening your mouth well (d) a steady pace
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
40. 40.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling into your chest (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name

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