Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 646 · 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) mumble it quickly (b) guess it on stage (c) ask and practise it (d) skip the name
2. 2.Which word has a silent s? (a) fasten (b) honest (c) aisle (d) knob
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
4. 4.Which word has a silent w? (a) crumb (b) fasten (c) sword (d) design
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) t (b) l (c) k (d) w
7. 7.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
9. 9.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) mumbling into your chest (c) saying word endings (d) opening your mouth well
10. 10.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) making people sleepy (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
12. 12.Which word has a silent h? (a) hour (b) answer (c) doubt (d) design
13. 13.Which word has a silent s? (a) lamb (b) climb (c) island (d) palm
14. 14.Which word has a silent g? (a) cupboard (b) two (c) reign (d) palm
15. 15.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) skip it (c) say it in one rush (d) whisper it
16. 16.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) guessing a hard name (d) mumbling into your chest
18. 18.Which word has a silent t? (a) aisle (b) listen (c) wrap (d) cupboard
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
20. 20.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) dropping word endings
21. 21.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) w (b) k (c) s (d) b
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) breaking long words up (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) guessing a hard name
26. 26.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) rushing long words (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) k (c) w (d) b
29. 29.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) g (b) s (c) h (d) k
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
32. 32.Which word has a silent t? (a) glisten (b) cupboard (c) sign (d) lamb
33. 33.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrist (b) debt (c) knot (d) walk
34. 34.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) l (b) w (c) h (d) k
38. 38.Which word has a silent b? (a) knit (b) foreign (c) yolk (d) doubt
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
40. 40.Which word has a silent t? (a) comb (b) fasten (c) folk (d) sword

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