Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 66 · 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.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
3. 3.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) guessing a hard name (d) opening your mouth well
5. 5.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
6. 6.🔤 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
7. 7.🔤 Does dropping word endings 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 “loud”?
9. 9.Which word has a silent b? (a) wrist (b) doubt (c) glisten (d) wrap
10. 10.Which word has a silent l? (a) knob (b) calm (c) foreign (d) write
11. 11.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
14. 14.📖 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
15. 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) covering your mouth (c) checking names first (d) saying word endings
16. 16.Which word has a silent p? (a) answer (b) knife (c) foreign (d) cupboard
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
18. 18.Which word has a silent g? (a) wrist (b) two (c) knot (d) reign
19. 19.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
22. 22.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) making people sleepy (c) warming up clear speech (d) learning new maths
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) k (b) h (c) t (d) w
26. 26.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) chewing gum as you talk
27. 27.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
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 “aisle”? (a) p (b) h (c) s (d) t
30. 30.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) knife (c) doubt (d) walk
31. 31.Which word has a silent g? (a) rhino (b) wrap (c) comb (d) sign
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
33. 33.Which word has a silent w? (a) listen (b) write (c) foreign (d) fasten
34. 34.Which word has a silent h? (a) wrist (b) knife (c) write (d) rhino
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) breaking long words up (d) opening your mouth well
36. 36.Which word has a silent h? (a) knot (b) fasten (c) honest (d) reign
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) t (b) b (c) p (d) g
38. 38.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) rushing long words (c) opening your mouth well (d) checking names first
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) l (b) b (c) h (d) k
40. 40.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech

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