Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 591 · 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 consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) k (b) t (c) b (d) l
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) dropping word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) checking names first
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
4. 4.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) a steady pace (c) saying word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) rushing long words (c) a steady pace (d) opening your mouth well
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
8. 8.🔤 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
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
10. 10.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) breaking long words up (d) a steady pace
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) g (b) p (c) t (d) b
14. 14.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
15. 15.Which word has a silent h? (a) hour (b) listen (c) glisten (d) palm
16. 16.Which word has a silent g? (a) knit (b) reign (c) knob (d) yolk
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) covering your mouth (c) saying word endings (d) checking names first
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) b (d) s
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
21. 21.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) guessing a hard name (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) a steady pace
24. 24.Which word has a silent p? (a) knob (b) knit (c) raspberry (d) castle
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) g (b) l (c) b (d) h
27. 27.Which word has a silent t? (a) sword (b) honest (c) listen (d) calm
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
29. 29.📖 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
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
32. 32.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) dropping word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) mumbling into your chest
34. 34.Which word has a silent g? (a) cupboard (b) fasten (c) foreign (d) wrap
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) p (b) h (c) s (d) k
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) dropping word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) rushing long words
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) s (b) h (c) t (d) l
38. 38.Which word has a silent g? (a) yolk (b) knife (c) design (d) answer
39. 39.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
40. 40.Which word has a silent w? (a) rhino (b) glisten (c) write (d) folk

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