Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 686 · 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 helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) opening your mouth well
2. 2.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
4. 4.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) g (b) t (c) p (d) l
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) mumbling into your chest
7. 7.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) correct stress (d) clear speech
8. 8.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
9. 9.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing long words (d) tongue twister warm-ups
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) p (b) t (c) l (d) w
12. 12.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) chewing gum as you talk
14. 14.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
16. 16.Which word has a silent l? (a) calm (b) wrap (c) cupboard (d) receipt
17. 17.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) g (b) k (c) w (d) p
20. 20.Which word has a silent s? (a) rhino (b) raspberry (c) lamb (d) island
21. 21.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) skip the name (c) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
22. 22.Which word has a silent w? (a) lamb (b) sign (c) answer (d) half
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
24. 24.Which word has a silent t? (a) answer (b) receipt (c) fasten (d) honest
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) p (b) g (c) t (d) w
26. 26.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) skip it
27. 27.Which word has a silent w? (a) raspberry (b) hour (c) knife (d) two
28. 28.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) testing your hearing (d) warming up clear speech
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) p (b) k (c) h (d) s
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) l (b) b (c) t (d) s
32. 32.Which word has a silent g? (a) sign (b) debt (c) wrist (d) aisle
33. 33.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) climb (c) two (d) design
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) w (b) g (c) k (d) t
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s (d) h
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) h (b) t (c) b (d) w
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) g (b) t (c) s (d) b
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) w (b) t (c) g (d) k

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