Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

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

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