Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 695 · 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) rushing long words (b) mumbling into your chest (c) dropping word endings (d) opening your mouth well
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) guessing a hard name
3. 3.👅 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
4. 4.Which word has a silent k? (a) knob (b) crumb (c) calm (d) answer
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
6. 6.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) ask and practise it (c) mumble it quickly (d) skip the name
7. 7.Which word has a silent l? (a) knot (b) glisten (c) castle (d) yolk
8. 8.Which word has a silent p? (a) yolk (b) cupboard (c) sword (d) answer
9. 9.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) covering your mouth (c) checking names first (d) guessing a hard name
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
11. 11.Which word has a silent p? (a) yolk (b) crumb (c) knife (d) receipt
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) rushing long words (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) dropping word endings
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) s (b) t (c) k (d) w
14. 14.Which word has a silent g? (a) castle (b) write (c) two (d) sign
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) b (b) t (c) g (d) w
16. 16.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) checking names first (c) rushing long words (d) breaking long words up
17. 17.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
20. 20.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) dropping word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) rushing long words
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
23. 23.Which word has a silent s? (a) castle (b) wrap (c) hour (d) island
24. 24.Which word has a silent b? (a) glisten (b) crumb (c) calm (d) listen
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
26. 26.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) opening your mouth well (c) breaking long words up (d) tongue twister warm-ups
27. 27.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) h (b) w (c) s (d) k
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) w (b) l (c) s (d) g
30. 30.Which word has a silent k? (a) wrist (b) lamb (c) knee (d) answer
31. 31.Which word has a silent l? (a) honest (b) answer (c) calm (d) knot
32. 32.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrap (b) rhino (c) calm (d) sign
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) l (b) t (c) k (d) b
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
35. 35.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
38. 38.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) a steady pace (c) mumbling into your chest (d) rushing long words
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?

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