Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 597 · 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 “communication”?
2. 2.📖 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) mumble it quickly (d) ask and practise it
3. 3.👅 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
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) checking names first (c) guessing a hard name (d) chewing gum as you talk
5. 5.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
6. 6.Which word has a silent g? (a) honest (b) doubt (c) reign (d) fasten
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) p (b) s (c) b (d) l
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) h (b) k (c) b (d) l
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) t (b) p (c) s (d) k
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) b (b) g (c) k (d) l
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
13. 13.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
15. 15.Which word has a silent w? (a) half (b) hour (c) honest (d) wrist
16. 16.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.Which word has a silent k? (a) wrist (b) knot (c) raspberry (d) sign
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) s (b) g (c) k (d) h
19. 19.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) dropping word endings (c) a good pause (d) correct stress
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) dropping word endings (d) rushing long words
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) covering your mouth
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) a steady pace
26. 26.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) g (b) t (c) l (d) w
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) b (b) w (c) l (d) k
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) rushing long words (d) tongue twister warm-ups
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) h (b) g (c) w (d) b
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) b (b) w (c) s (d) k
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) l (b) b (c) h (d) k
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) checking names first (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
35. 35.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) covering your mouth (c) opening your mouth well (d) chewing gum as you talk
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) w (b) g (c) k (d) l
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) w (b) t (c) b (d) l
38. 38.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) skip it (c) whisper it (d) say it in one rush
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) l (b) h (c) k (d) g
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) a steady pace (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name

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