Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 628 · 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 consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) b (b) h (c) g (d) p
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) a steady pace (d) opening your mouth well
3. 3.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) mumble it quickly (c) guess it on stage (d) skip the name
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) l (b) s (c) b (d) w
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
6. 6.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
7. 7.Which word has a silent w? (a) sign (b) cupboard (c) knob (d) sword
8. 8.Which word has a silent t? (a) foreign (b) debt (c) talk (d) fasten
9. 9.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) w (b) h (c) l (d) p
12. 12.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) h (b) k (c) p (d) t
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) b (b) h (c) l (d) k
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) a steady pace (c) breaking long words up (d) mumbling into your chest
18. 18.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) testing your hearing (c) learning new maths (d) warming up clear speech
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) k (b) g (c) w (d) s
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) rushing long words (c) breaking long words up (d) opening your mouth well
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) t (b) l (c) b (d) g
23. 23.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) tongue twister warm-ups
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) w (b) k (c) g (d) p
25. 25.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
26. 26.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
27. 27.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) saying word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) checking names first
29. 29.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) covering your mouth
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) w (b) k (c) h (d) t
31. 31.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
32. 32.Which word has a silent b? (a) comb (b) reign (c) knee (d) knit
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) h (b) b (c) g (d) k
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) h (b) k (c) t (d) w
37. 37.Which word has a silent l? (a) half (b) knife (c) wrap (d) knit
38. 38.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
39. 39.Which word has a silent w? (a) debt (b) design (c) listen (d) write
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?

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