Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 58 · 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 of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) guessing a hard name (d) a steady pace
2. 2.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) w (b) b (c) k (d) l
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) b (b) g (c) s (d) l
6. 6.Which word has a silent g? (a) climb (b) crumb (c) reign (d) knob
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) t (b) p (c) l (d) b
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) w (b) g (c) p (d) h
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
11. 11.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) mumble it quickly (c) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
12. 12.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk 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) warming up clear speech (b) testing your hearing (c) learning new maths (d) making people sleepy
14. 14.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) h (b) g (c) b (d) k
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) covering your mouth (d) checking names first
18. 18.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) mumbling into your chest (c) checking names first (d) saying word endings
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) rushing long words (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first
20. 20.Which word has a silent b? (a) wrap (b) climb (c) answer (d) knob
21. 21.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) g (b) s (c) b (d) l
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) k (b) p (c) b (d) s
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
26. 26.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) skip it (c) say it in one rush (d) break it into syllables
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) l (b) k (c) p (d) w
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) l (b) g (c) p (d) t
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) p (b) s (c) b (d) t
32. 32.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) g (b) k (c) s (d) t
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) l (b) w (c) b (d) t
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) s (b) k (c) l (d) t
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) s (b) h (c) t (d) k
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?

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