Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 62 · 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 “speaker”?
2. 2.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) guessing a hard name (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) dropping word endings
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) p (b) k (c) l (d) g
6. 6.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) testing your hearing (c) warming up clear speech (d) making people sleepy
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) p (b) w (c) b (d) s
8. 8.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
9. 9.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
11. 11.Which word has a silent k? (a) write (b) climb (c) raspberry (d) knee
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) a steady pace (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) tongue twister warm-ups
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) dropping word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling into your chest
16. 16.📖 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
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) rushing long words (b) saying word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) opening your mouth well
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
19. 19.Which word has a silent k? (a) raspberry (b) island (c) knife (d) talk
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) w (b) k (c) l (d) p
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) dropping word endings (d) a steady pace
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) p (b) w (c) l (d) h
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) h (b) w (c) b (d) k
26. 26.Which word has a silent w? (a) castle (b) raspberry (c) knit (d) write
27. 27.Which word has a silent t? (a) knot (b) write (c) listen (d) sword
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) b (b) p (c) l (d) g
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
30. 30.Which word has a silent g? (a) castle (b) reign (c) wrap (d) raspberry
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
32. 32.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) l (b) s (c) g (d) k
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) g (b) h (c) l (d) w
36. 36.Which word has a silent s? (a) sign (b) listen (c) aisle (d) calm
37. 37.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) checking names first (c) breaking long words up (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.Which word has a silent h? (a) design (b) calm (c) knee (d) hour
39. 39.Which word has a silent w? (a) crumb (b) sign (c) wrap (d) island
40. 40.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) saying word endings (c) rushing long words (d) covering your mouth

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