Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 613 · 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 word has a silent s? (a) debt (b) lamb (c) wrap (d) island
2. 2.Which word has a silent k? (a) wrist (b) knob (c) glisten (d) wrap
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) k (b) p (c) g (d) w
5. 5.Which word has a silent g? (a) foreign (b) lamb (c) calm (d) write
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.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) breaking long words up (c) opening your mouth well (d) chewing gum as you talk
10. 10.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
14. 14.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) learning new maths (d) testing your hearing
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
16. 16.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
17. 17.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) h (b) k (c) g (d) b
19. 19.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) a steady pace (c) rushing long words (d) dropping word endings
24. 24.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) k (b) h (c) g (d) p
26. 26.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) p (b) l (c) t (d) b
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) guessing a hard name (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
32. 32.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) covering your mouth (d) opening your mouth well
33. 33.Which word has a silent p? (a) folk (b) knob (c) raspberry (d) hour
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) l (b) s (c) w (d) t
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) saying word endings (d) opening your mouth well
36. 36.Which word has a silent t? (a) comb (b) glisten (c) reign (d) talk
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) t (b) h (c) l (d) b
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) s (b) l (c) w (d) t
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) t (b) k (c) h (d) g

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