Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 606 · 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) tongue twister warm-ups (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) chewing gum as you talk
2. 2.Which word has a silent l? (a) palm (b) sign (c) fasten (d) knife
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
5. 5.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
6. 6.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) ask and practise it (c) guess it on stage (d) skip the name
7. 7.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) k (b) s (c) p (d) w
10. 10.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
12. 12.Which word has a silent k? (a) write (b) doubt (c) answer (d) knot
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) b (b) w (c) k (d) g
14. 14.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) skip it (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) rushing long words (c) a steady pace (d) covering your mouth
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) p (b) w (c) g (d) k
18. 18.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
19. 19.Which word has a silent s? (a) doubt (b) calm (c) aisle (d) castle
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
21. 21.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) making people sleepy (d) warming up clear speech
22. 22.Which word has a silent l? (a) crumb (b) knob (c) talk (d) reign
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) opening your mouth well (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) breaking long words up
24. 24.Which word has a silent b? (a) wrap (b) doubt (c) wrist (d) cupboard
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) checking names first
26. 26.Which word has a silent p? (a) raspberry (b) folk (c) island (d) castle
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) k (b) g (c) b (d) l
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) l (b) t (c) h (d) p
30. 30.Which word has a silent g? (a) half (b) reign (c) climb (d) lamb
31. 31.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) w (b) l (c) p (d) b
34. 34.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) b (b) g (c) l (d) s
36. 36.Which word has a silent t? (a) listen (b) knot (c) half (d) cupboard
37. 37.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) breaking long words up (d) guessing a hard name
38. 38.Which word has a silent w? (a) doubt (b) write (c) folk (d) comb
39. 39.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) p (b) h (c) k (d) l

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