Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 594 · 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 makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) opening your mouth well
2. 2.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
3. 3.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) a steady pace (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name
4. 4.📖 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) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) b (b) k (c) g (d) w
6. 6.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
8. 8.Which word has a silent b? (a) castle (b) foreign (c) raspberry (d) comb
9. 9.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.Which word has a silent b? (a) debt (b) raspberry (c) cupboard (d) wrist
11. 11.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) testing your hearing
12. 12.Which word has a silent l? (a) half (b) island (c) crumb (d) two
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) breaking long words up (d) chewing gum as you talk
14. 14.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.Which word has a silent k? (a) write (b) wrist (c) lamb (d) knob
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) covering your mouth (d) saying word endings
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
18. 18.Which word has a silent p? (a) honest (b) listen (c) cupboard (d) knot
19. 19.Which word has a silent s? (a) folk (b) knit (c) aisle (d) crumb
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) k (b) h (c) s (d) g
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
23. 23.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.Which word has a silent w? (a) sword (b) comb (c) hour (d) fasten
25. 25.Which word has a silent p? (a) island (b) walk (c) design (d) receipt
26. 26.Which word has a silent t? (a) listen (b) talk (c) write (d) knife
27. 27.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) a good pause (c) clear speech (d) correct stress
28. 28.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
29. 29.Which word has a silent t? (a) comb (b) aisle (c) castle (d) sword
30. 30.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) saying word endings (c) a steady pace (d) mumbling into your chest
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) h (b) t (c) k (d) w
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) p (b) w (c) b (d) s
35. 35.Which word has a silent g? (a) listen (b) sword (c) reign (d) knot
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
38. 38.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) a steady pace (c) rushing long words (d) saying word endings
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) k (b) p (c) g (d) t
40. 40.Which word has a silent h? (a) foreign (b) comb (c) climb (d) rhino

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