Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 685 · 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.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) saying word endings (c) checking names first (d) a steady pace
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
3. 3.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) checking names first (c) dropping word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
4. 4.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
5. 5.Which word has a silent b? (a) answer (b) fasten (c) knob (d) debt
6. 6.Which word has a silent b? (a) raspberry (b) two (c) comb (d) sword
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) g (b) h (c) k (d) b
8. 8.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
9. 9.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) p (b) h (c) g (d) b
11. 11.Which word has a silent k? (a) knee (b) castle (c) answer (d) lamb
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) saying word endings (c) rushing long words (d) dropping word endings
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) opening your mouth well (d) chewing gum as you talk
15. 15.Which word has a silent b? (a) receipt (b) wrist (c) half (d) doubt
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) w (b) s (c) k (d) t
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) g (b) s (c) w (d) l
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) a steady pace (d) dropping word endings
19. 19.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) s (b) k (c) w (d) g
21. 21.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) w (b) t (c) h (d) l
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
23. 23.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) t (b) s (c) g (d) w
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) b (b) h (c) t (d) w
27. 27.Which word has a silent l? (a) talk (b) wrist (c) write (d) lamb
28. 28.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) testing your hearing (c) warming up clear speech (d) making people sleepy
29. 29.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) a good pause (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) h (b) t (c) l (d) b
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
32. 32.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) guessing a hard name (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) t (b) p (c) w (d) l
34. 34.Which word has a silent h? (a) castle (b) raspberry (c) walk (d) hour
35. 35.📖 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
36. 36.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) g (b) w (c) k (d) l
38. 38.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) g (b) k (c) l (d) p
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) rushing long words (c) checking names first (d) a steady pace

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