Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 640 · 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.📖 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
2. 2.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) dropping word endings (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
3. 3.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) mumbling into your chest (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) h (d) b
7. 7.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
8. 8.Which word has a silent g? (a) knife (b) sign (c) listen (d) folk
9. 9.Which word has a silent t? (a) two (b) wrap (c) fasten (d) write
10. 10.👅 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
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) g (b) s (c) h (d) l
12. 12.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) a steady pace
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) s (b) k (c) h (d) l
15. 15.Which word has a silent h? (a) half (b) reign (c) comb (d) rhino
16. 16.Which word has a silent l? (a) knot (b) knob (c) glisten (d) calm
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
18. 18.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) breaking long words up (c) mumbling into your chest (d) a steady pace
19. 19.Which word has a silent g? (a) reign (b) knee (c) lamb (d) fasten
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) b (b) s (c) k (d) w
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) g (d) h
24. 24.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) rushing long words (d) breaking long words up
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) p (b) l (c) k (d) t
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) w (b) h (c) g (d) t
29. 29.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) rushing long words (d) saying word endings
32. 32.Which word has a silent w? (a) receipt (b) walk (c) two (d) sign
33. 33.Which word has a silent k? (a) sword (b) yolk (c) comb (d) knee
34. 34.Which word has a silent l? (a) honest (b) half (c) debt (d) knot
35. 35.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) opening your mouth well (d) guessing a hard name
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
37. 37.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
39. 39.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?

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