Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 636 · 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.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) correct stress
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) covering your mouth (d) breaking long words up
3. 3.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.📖 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) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
5. 5.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) h (b) g (c) s (d) p
7. 7.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) making people sleepy
8. 8.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) g (b) t (c) p (d) w
10. 10.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) whisper it
11. 11.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) s (b) g (c) k (d) w
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) g (b) w (c) p (d) s
14. 14.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
16. 16.Which word has a silent p? (a) folk (b) half (c) comb (d) cupboard
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) l (b) w (c) p (d) k
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) guessing a hard name (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) t (b) b (c) p (d) g
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) rushing long words (c) saying word endings (d) checking names first
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) opening your mouth well (c) a steady pace (d) checking names first
23. 23.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.Which word has a silent k? (a) debt (b) doubt (c) knot (d) fasten
25. 25.Which word has a silent b? (a) knot (b) climb (c) sword (d) design
26. 26.Which word has a silent l? (a) cupboard (b) doubt (c) receipt (d) folk
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) saying word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) a steady pace
28. 28.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) a steady pace (c) mumbling into your chest (d) chewing gum as you talk
29. 29.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) g (b) p (c) l (d) t
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) checking names first (c) dropping word endings (d) saying word endings
32. 32.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) covering your mouth (c) dropping word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) k (b) p (c) h (d) w
35. 35.Which word has a silent b? (a) knot (b) receipt (c) calm (d) comb
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) s (b) h (c) g (d) l
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) k (b) p (c) b (d) s
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) p (b) g (c) s (d) t

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