Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 616 · 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) mumbling into your chest (b) a steady pace (c) guessing a hard name (d) rushing long words
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k (d) s
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) dropping word endings (d) saying word endings
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) p (b) b (c) g (d) s
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) h (b) g (c) b (d) t
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) t (b) g (c) s (d) w
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) s (b) b (c) k (d) l
10. 10.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
11. 11.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) dropping word endings
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) w (b) p (c) k (d) b
14. 14.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) guess it on stage (c) mumble it quickly (d) ask and practise it
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) covering your mouth (d) saying word endings
16. 16.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) guessing a hard name (c) saying word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) b (b) w (c) g (d) k
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) rushing long words (d) checking names first
20. 20.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) p (b) l (c) w (d) b
24. 24.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) making people sleepy (c) testing your hearing (d) warming up clear speech
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
27. 27.Which word has a silent h? (a) knit (b) design (c) honest (d) knot
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) s (b) h (c) g (d) l
30. 30.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.Which word has a silent w? (a) doubt (b) rhino (c) sword (d) crumb
32. 32.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) saying word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) breaking long words up
33. 33.Which word has a silent s? (a) honest (b) aisle (c) comb (d) two
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) k (b) p (c) w (d) t
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) h (b) b (c) s (d) w
36. 36.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
38. 38.Which word has a silent t? (a) fasten (b) crumb (c) aisle (d) two
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) s (b) k (c) w (d) h
40. 40.Which word has a silent g? (a) yolk (b) reign (c) cupboard (d) two

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