Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 65 · 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) warming up clear speech (b) making people sleepy (c) learning new maths (d) testing your hearing
2. 2.Which word has a silent b? (a) two (b) hour (c) doubt (d) knife
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
4. 4.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) whisper it (c) say it in one rush (d) skip it
5. 5.Which word has a silent t? (a) palm (b) island (c) wrap (d) listen
6. 6.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
7. 7.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) dropping word endings (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
8. 8.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) ask and practise it (c) guess it on stage (d) mumble it quickly
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) g (b) h (c) p (d) l
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) saying word endings (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) guessing a hard name (c) breaking long words up (d) saying word endings
12. 12.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) dropping word endings
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) b (b) s (c) w (d) g
14. 14.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) covering your mouth (d) breaking long words up
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) checking names first (d) chewing gum as you talk
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) b (b) g (c) l (d) w
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) dropping word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) rushing long words
19. 19.Which word has a silent b? (a) two (b) knife (c) walk (d) comb
20. 20.Which word has a silent b? (a) design (b) answer (c) foreign (d) debt
21. 21.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) w (b) t (c) b (d) l
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) w (b) p (c) g (d) l
24. 24.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) checking names first (c) covering your mouth (d) opening your mouth well
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) rushing long words (d) opening your mouth well
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
27. 27.Which word has a silent g? (a) answer (b) reign (c) climb (d) palm
28. 28.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) h (b) p (c) k (d) w
30. 30.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) g (b) w (c) k (d) h
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) k (b) b (c) l (d) w
33. 33.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) covering your mouth (d) a steady pace
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
35. 35.Which word has a silent k? (a) foreign (b) aisle (c) knife (d) answer
36. 36.Which word has a silent t? (a) fasten (b) sword (c) foreign (d) palm
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) b (b) w (c) l (d) k
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
39. 39.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.Which word has a silent t? (a) castle (b) foreign (c) island (d) sword

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