Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 702 · 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) breaking long words up (b) saying word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) opening your mouth well
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) dropping word endings (c) checking names first (d) saying word endings
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
5. 5.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) t (b) s (c) g (d) l
7. 7.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) skip the name (c) mumble it quickly (d) ask and practise it
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) s (b) b (c) k (d) h
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) guessing a hard name (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) a steady pace
11. 11.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) s (b) w (c) b (d) t
13. 13.Which word has a silent p? (a) foreign (b) write (c) glisten (d) cupboard
14. 14.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) tongue twister warm-ups
15. 15.👅 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
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) a steady pace (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) covering your mouth
18. 18.Which word has a silent h? (a) write (b) honest (c) receipt (d) knife
19. 19.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
21. 21.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) say it in one rush
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) breaking long words up (c) mumbling into your chest (d) dropping word endings
23. 23.Which word has a silent h? (a) crumb (b) doubt (c) glisten (d) hour
24. 24.Which word has a silent s? (a) foreign (b) aisle (c) sign (d) write
25. 25.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) s (b) p (c) k (d) b
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
28. 28.Which word has a silent b? (a) knot (b) sign (c) palm (d) comb
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
30. 30.Which word has a silent w? (a) sign (b) write (c) knee (d) receipt
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) g (b) h (c) b (d) p
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) h (b) s (c) l (d) p
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) k (b) t (c) p (d) l
35. 35.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) checking names first (d) dropping word endings
36. 36.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.Which word has a silent t? (a) glisten (b) yolk (c) doubt (d) design
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) dropping word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) covering your mouth
39. 39.Which word has a silent b? (a) lamb (b) walk (c) honest (d) listen
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?

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