Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 584 · 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) saying word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) covering your mouth
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
3. 3.Which word has a silent h? (a) knot (b) honest (c) half (d) doubt
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) g (b) h (c) l (d) s
6. 6.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) guess it on stage (c) ask and practise it (d) mumble it quickly
7. 7.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
8. 8.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) a good pause (c) correct stress (d) clear speech
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) opening your mouth well (c) saying word endings (d) covering your mouth
11. 11.Which word has a silent s? (a) sign (b) half (c) aisle (d) folk
12. 12.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) b (b) h (c) w (d) t
15. 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) breaking long words up (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first
16. 16.Which word has a silent k? (a) yolk (b) two (c) knit (d) comb
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) breaking long words up (d) guessing a hard name
20. 20.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) learning new maths
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
22. 22.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) skip it (c) say it in one rush (d) whisper it
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) rushing long words (d) dropping word endings
24. 24.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) s (b) t (c) w (d) g
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) l (b) w (c) k (d) p
27. 27.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
29. 29.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) t (b) l (c) w (d) g
31. 31.Which word has a silent l? (a) knit (b) talk (c) foreign (d) cupboard
32. 32.Which word has a silent s? (a) two (b) foreign (c) island (d) rhino
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) checking names first (d) opening your mouth well
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
36. 36.Which word has a silent t? (a) talk (b) glisten (c) write (d) honest
37. 37.Which word has a silent k? (a) palm (b) raspberry (c) half (d) knob
38. 38.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) t (b) b (c) p (d) g
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?

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