Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 614 · 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) rushing long words (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) breaking long words up
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) k (b) h (c) b (d) l
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
4. 4.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) g (b) b (c) t (d) l
7. 7.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) testing your hearing (c) warming up clear speech (d) learning new maths
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) w (b) t (c) s (d) b
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “honest”? (a) g (b) h (c) b (d) w
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) p (b) w (c) h (d) s
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) k (b) b (c) h (d) s
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
14. 14.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
15. 15.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) w (b) b (c) p (d) l
17. 17.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) rushing long words (c) a steady pace (d) tongue twister warm-ups
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
20. 20.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) skip it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush
21. 21.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) wrap (c) glisten (d) foreign
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) l (b) s (c) k (d) w
23. 23.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.Which word has a silent t? (a) knee (b) calm (c) wrap (d) listen
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) a steady pace
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
27. 27.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) k (b) l (c) t (d) g
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) tongue twister warm-ups
30. 30.Which word has a silent k? (a) knee (b) talk (c) climb (d) two
31. 31.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
32. 32.Which word has a silent l? (a) calm (b) knee (c) sign (d) listen
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) h (b) b (c) w (d) p
34. 34.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) skip the name (c) guess it on stage (d) mumble it quickly
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) k (b) h (c) b (d) p
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
38. 38.Which word has a silent l? (a) folk (b) listen (c) honest (d) climb
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) t (b) k (c) w (d) h
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) opening your mouth well (d) saying word endings

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