Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 671 · 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.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
2. 2.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) learning new maths
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) checking names first (d) dropping word endings
5. 5.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) skip it
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) dropping word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) rushing long words
7. 7.Which word has a silent g? (a) design (b) yolk (c) comb (d) knot
8. 8.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
9. 9.📖 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
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) b (b) l (c) g (d) p
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing long words (d) opening your mouth well
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) s (b) t (c) g (d) k
15. 15.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) h (b) t (c) l (d) g
17. 17.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) checking names first (c) dropping word endings (d) rushing long words
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) k (b) h (c) l (d) t
20. 20.Which word has a silent s? (a) glisten (b) island (c) knife (d) comb
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) opening your mouth well (c) breaking long words up (d) rushing long words
22. 22.Which word has a silent g? (a) foreign (b) calm (c) wrap (d) palm
23. 23.Which word has a silent l? (a) walk (b) knee (c) wrist (d) reign
24. 24.Which word has a silent t? (a) castle (b) lamb (c) folk (d) rhino
25. 25.Which word has a silent k? (a) knee (b) wrap (c) climb (d) yolk
26. 26.Which word has a silent l? (a) climb (b) hour (c) calm (d) aisle
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
28. 28.Which word has a silent t? (a) comb (b) knot (c) knee (d) fasten
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
30. 30.Which word has a silent g? (a) sword (b) answer (c) sign (d) walk
31. 31.Which word has a silent p? (a) yolk (b) receipt (c) wrist (d) island
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) t (b) w (c) g (d) p
34. 34.Which word has a silent b? (a) rhino (b) doubt (c) wrist (d) knot
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) h (b) s (c) k (d) l
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) saying word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) guessing a hard name
40. 40.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech

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