Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 599 · 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) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) opening your mouth well (d) chewing gum as you talk
2. 2.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
3. 3.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) mumble it quickly (c) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
4. 4.Which word has a silent s? (a) sign (b) glisten (c) talk (d) aisle
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) t (b) p (c) s (d) w
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) w (b) g (c) s (d) l
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
8. 8.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) knife (c) castle (d) crumb
9. 9.Which word has a silent h? (a) answer (b) aisle (c) hour (d) glisten
10. 10.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.Which word has a silent b? (a) honest (b) yolk (c) sword (d) comb
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) rushing long words
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) checking names first
14. 14.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) t (b) k (c) b (d) w
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) h (d) s
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) l (b) t (c) w (d) b
21. 21.🔤 Does saying 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 “important”?
23. 23.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.Which word has a silent g? (a) knit (b) design (c) knife (d) hour
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) g (b) p (c) k (d) t
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
28. 28.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) making people sleepy (c) testing your hearing (d) warming up clear speech
29. 29.Which word has a silent k? (a) doubt (b) knife (c) cupboard (d) sword
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
32. 32.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) p (b) l (c) b (d) t
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) a steady pace (d) tongue twister warm-ups
35. 35.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) skip it (c) say it in one rush (d) break it into syllables
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) a steady pace
38. 38.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
40. 40.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear

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