Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 675 · 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 “mic”?
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
3. 3.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
5. 5.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) mumble it quickly (c) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
6. 6.Which word has a silent l? (a) sword (b) half (c) lamb (d) knit
7. 7.Which word has a silent k? (a) listen (b) knot (c) answer (d) foreign
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) h (b) p (c) g (d) w
9. 9.Which word has a silent b? (a) climb (b) island (c) calm (d) answer
10. 10.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) correct stress
11. 11.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) s (b) w (c) b (d) g
13. 13.Which word has a silent w? (a) fasten (b) wrist (c) receipt (d) talk
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) dropping word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) chewing gum as you talk
16. 16.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) b (b) t (c) h (d) w
19. 19.Which word has a silent w? (a) write (b) knot (c) hour (d) half
20. 20.Which word has a silent g? (a) fasten (b) sign (c) doubt (d) comb
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) checking names first (c) opening your mouth well (d) rushing long words
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
24. 24.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) breaking long words up (d) chewing gum as you talk
25. 25.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) k (b) p (c) b (d) l
27. 27.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.Which word has a silent k? (a) palm (b) foreign (c) knife (d) folk
29. 29.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.Which word has a silent w? (a) talk (b) knit (c) castle (d) answer
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
32. 32.Which word has a silent s? (a) two (b) debt (c) receipt (d) island
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) b (b) h (c) t (d) p
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) breaking long words up (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) covering your mouth
35. 35.Which word has a silent h? (a) wrap (b) doubt (c) raspberry (d) hour
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) guessing a hard name (c) a steady pace (d) mumbling into your chest
37. 37.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) knee (c) glisten (d) yolk
38. 38.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) testing your hearing (c) making people sleepy (d) warming up clear speech
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?

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