Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 570 · 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.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
2. 2.Which word has a silent w? (a) calm (b) knit (c) wrist (d) reign
3. 3.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) breaking long words up (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) rushing long words
4. 4.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) guess it on stage (c) skip the name (d) mumble it quickly
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) dropping word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) guessing a hard name
6. 6.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) a good pause (c) clear speech (d) correct stress
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
8. 8.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
9. 9.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) learning new maths (d) testing your hearing
10. 10.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) saying word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) rushing long words
12. 12.Which word has a silent t? (a) hour (b) sword (c) glisten (d) sign
13. 13.Which word has a silent w? (a) island (b) sword (c) palm (d) crumb
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
15. 15.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) skip it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) p (b) h (c) s (d) k
18. 18.Which word has a silent w? (a) palm (b) hour (c) receipt (d) two
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
20. 20.Which word has a silent p? (a) knot (b) knob (c) raspberry (d) wrist
21. 21.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
23. 23.Which word has a silent g? (a) comb (b) sign (c) cupboard (d) crumb
24. 24.Which word has a silent g? (a) cupboard (b) two (c) reign (d) knee
25. 25.Which word has a silent b? (a) listen (b) sign (c) glisten (d) comb
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) dropping word endings (c) saying word endings (d) checking names first
28. 28.Which word has a silent p? (a) wrist (b) rhino (c) receipt (d) walk
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) g (b) l (c) t (d) w
31. 31.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
32. 32.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) b (b) g (c) h (d) l
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) breaking long words up
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) w (b) s (c) h (d) t
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) h (d) l
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
38. 38.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) opening your mouth well

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