Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 619 · 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.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
2. 2.Which word has a silent g? (a) hour (b) two (c) doubt (d) design
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
4. 4.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) skip it
5. 5.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) testing your hearing (c) making people sleepy (d) warming up clear speech
6. 6.Which word has a silent p? (a) fasten (b) answer (c) raspberry (d) honest
7. 7.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) ask and practise it (c) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
9. 9.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) breaking long words up (d) rushing long words
10. 10.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) dropping word endings (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
11. 11.Which word has a silent l? (a) debt (b) wrist (c) calm (d) aisle
12. 12.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) covering your mouth (d) tongue twister warm-ups
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
14. 14.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) t (b) s (c) w (d) l
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
18. 18.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) b (b) k (c) h (d) w
20. 20.Which word has a silent s? (a) comb (b) fasten (c) island (d) wrist
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) l (b) g (c) t (d) k
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) h (b) w (c) s (d) k
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) saying word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) dropping word endings
24. 24.Which word has a silent b? (a) crumb (b) hour (c) answer (d) folk
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing long words (c) checking names first (d) guessing a hard name
26. 26.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
27. 27.Which word has a silent b? (a) folk (b) knit (c) lamb (d) raspberry
28. 28.Which word has a silent p? (a) cupboard (b) knit (c) design (d) half
29. 29.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
31. 31.Which word has a silent s? (a) cupboard (b) comb (c) aisle (d) glisten
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) t (b) l (c) b (d) k
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) w (b) t (c) p (d) k
34. 34.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) saying word endings (d) breaking long words up
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
37. 37.Which word has a silent k? (a) island (b) honest (c) knob (d) doubt
38. 38.Which word has a silent t? (a) half (b) listen (c) cupboard (d) rhino
39. 39.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
40. 40.Which word has a silent b? (a) write (b) comb (c) answer (d) wrap

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