Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 638 · 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.👅 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
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) t (b) l (c) s (d) k
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
5. 5.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) mumble it quickly (c) skip the name (d) ask and practise it
6. 6.Which word has a silent p? (a) cupboard (b) knot (c) sign (d) knee
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) k (b) s (c) l (d) h
10. 10.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) say it in one rush (d) whisper it
11. 11.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
13. 13.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
16. 16.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) dropping word endings (c) saying word endings (d) opening your mouth well
18. 18.Which word has a silent s? (a) fasten (b) design (c) walk (d) aisle
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t (d) w
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
22. 22.Which word has a silent g? (a) wrap (b) design (c) glisten (d) knit
23. 23.Which word has a silent t? (a) knit (b) knee (c) island (d) listen
24. 24.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.Which word has a silent h? (a) hour (b) raspberry (c) castle (d) foreign
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
27. 27.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) t (b) p (c) g (d) b
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) t (b) w (c) k (d) l
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
31. 31.Which word has a silent p? (a) foreign (b) receipt (c) sword (d) knee
32. 32.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) guessing a hard name (d) rushing long words
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
36. 36.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.Which word has a silent w? (a) cupboard (b) castle (c) answer (d) glisten
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling into your chest (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first

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