Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 579 · 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 “mic”?
2. 2.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) skip the name (c) guess it on stage (d) mumble it quickly
3. 3.Which word has a silent b? (a) reign (b) glisten (c) knife (d) comb
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
7. 7.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) a good pause (c) correct stress (d) clear speech
8. 8.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
9. 9.Which word has a silent p? (a) yolk (b) sign (c) calm (d) receipt
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) saying word endings (d) dropping word endings
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) mumbling into your chest (d) chewing gum as you talk
12. 12.Which word has a silent p? (a) debt (b) cupboard (c) knit (d) island
13. 13.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) reign (c) glisten (d) climb
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) b (b) h (c) g (d) k
15. 15.Which word has a silent k? (a) climb (b) two (c) foreign (d) knot
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) covering your mouth (d) tongue twister warm-ups
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) w (b) l (c) h (d) k
19. 19.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) guessing a hard name (d) breaking long words up
21. 21.Which word has a silent g? (a) walk (b) write (c) cupboard (d) design
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
23. 23.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
26. 26.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) whisper it (c) say it in one rush (d) break it into syllables
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) breaking long words up (d) rushing long words
28. 28.Which word has a silent s? (a) debt (b) island (c) castle (d) answer
29. 29.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) t (b) h (c) b (d) g
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) dropping word endings (d) breaking long words up
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
33. 33.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) opening your mouth well (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) checking names first
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) k (b) p (c) w (d) b
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) b (b) g (c) t (d) h
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) l (b) h (c) t (d) s
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) l (b) k (c) h (d) t
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) g (b) w (c) t (d) l

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