Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 582 · 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 “celebration”?
2. 2.Which word has a silent k? (a) cupboard (b) island (c) knife (d) design
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) s (b) p (c) k (d) t
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) k (b) w (c) g (d) p
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) w (b) h (c) l (d) k
6. 6.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
8. 8.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) mumble it quickly (c) skip the name (d) ask and practise it
9. 9.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) t (b) s (c) b (d) p
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) opening your mouth well (d) dropping word endings
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
14. 14.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) h (b) s (c) g (d) w
17. 17.Which word has a silent t? (a) answer (b) castle (c) design (d) crumb
18. 18.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) rushing long words (c) a steady pace (d) saying word endings
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) dropping word endings (d) guessing a hard name
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) breaking long words up (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) dropping word endings
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) p (b) w (c) h (d) g
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) g (b) w (c) b (d) h
25. 25.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) t (b) p (c) g (d) h
27. 27.Which word has a silent k? (a) knot (b) sword (c) aisle (d) lamb
28. 28.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling into your chest (d) a steady pace
30. 30.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.Which word has a silent s? (a) sign (b) aisle (c) talk (d) glisten
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) l (b) k (c) s (d) w
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) mumbling into your chest
37. 37.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) saying word endings
38. 38.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) guessing a hard name (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) breaking long words up
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) a steady pace (c) checking names first (d) opening your mouth well
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?

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