Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 63 · 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 “imagination”?
2. 2.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) skip the name (c) mumble it quickly (d) ask and practise it
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) k (b) b (c) s (d) g
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) g (b) p (c) s (d) b
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) a steady pace
7. 7.Which word has a silent l? (a) yolk (b) listen (c) hour (d) cupboard
8. 8.🔤 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
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) saying word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) a steady pace
10. 10.Which word has a silent b? (a) doubt (b) sign (c) knit (d) listen
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) saying word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
12. 12.Which word has a silent w? (a) crumb (b) comb (c) wrist (d) aisle
13. 13.Which word has a silent k? (a) knee (b) yolk (c) sword (d) walk
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) opening your mouth well (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) mumbling into your chest
15. 15.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) testing your hearing (c) making people sleepy (d) learning new maths
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) l (b) w (c) b (d) t
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) w (b) k (c) s (d) b
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) h (b) b (c) w (d) l
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
22. 22.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
24. 24.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) w (b) b (c) l (d) t
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) s (b) b (c) p (d) t
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) b (b) k (c) g (d) t
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) rushing long words (c) a steady pace (d) mumbling into your chest
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) g (b) s (c) p (d) h
33. 33.Which word has a silent h? (a) knot (b) design (c) answer (d) honest
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) a steady pace (c) checking names first (d) covering your mouth
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) h (b) p (c) w (d) g
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
37. 37.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
40. 40.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) design (c) listen (d) climb

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