Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 601 · 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) breaking long words up (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) opening your mouth well (d) checking names first
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) k (b) p (c) b (d) w
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) s (b) l (c) w (d) p
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) w (b) b (c) k (d) l
6. 6.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) skip the name (c) mumble it quickly (d) ask and practise it
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) g (b) k (c) t (d) l
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
9. 9.Which word has a silent b? (a) sword (b) knit (c) receipt (d) doubt
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) guessing a hard name
11. 11.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
12. 12.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) a good pause (c) clear speech (d) correct stress
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) k (b) s (c) w (d) b
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
16. 16.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) w (b) k (c) s (d) h
18. 18.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
19. 19.Which word has a silent s? (a) cupboard (b) aisle (c) wrist (d) glisten
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
21. 21.Which word has a silent g? (a) climb (b) sign (c) calm (d) rhino
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) mumbling into your chest (c) opening your mouth well (d) saying word endings
23. 23.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.Which word has a silent w? (a) glisten (b) answer (c) comb (d) rhino
25. 25.Which word has a silent b? (a) receipt (b) reign (c) climb (d) half
26. 26.Which word has a silent p? (a) island (b) palm (c) half (d) receipt
27. 27.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) breaking long words up (c) rushing long words (d) checking names first
29. 29.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) making people sleepy (c) testing your hearing (d) learning new maths
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
32. 32.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) guessing a hard name (d) saying word endings
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) b (b) h (c) g (d) t
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) t (b) h (c) s (d) k
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) k (b) g (c) p (d) b
37. 37.Which word has a silent k? (a) folk (b) half (c) sword (d) knit
38. 38.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) h (b) p (c) t (d) g
40. 40.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush

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