Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 703 · 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) opening your mouth well (b) dropping word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) saying word endings
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) s (c) g (d) b
3. 3.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) learning new maths
5. 5.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) ask and practise it (c) guess it on stage (d) mumble it quickly
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) b (b) g (c) t (d) s
7. 7.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.Which word has a silent g? (a) sword (b) crumb (c) design (d) lamb
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
10. 10.Which word has a silent b? (a) palm (b) cupboard (c) island (d) crumb
11. 11.Which word has a silent g? (a) knee (b) island (c) knob (d) reign
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) l (b) g (c) b (d) k
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) covering your mouth (c) guessing a hard name (d) dropping word endings
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
15. 15.Which word has a silent w? (a) knot (b) honest (c) wrap (d) island
16. 16.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
17. 17.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) saying word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) a steady pace
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) guessing a hard name (c) mumbling into your chest (d) breaking long words up
19. 19.Which word has a silent t? (a) doubt (b) glisten (c) half (d) knife
20. 20.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
22. 22.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) skip it (c) whisper it (d) say it in one rush
23. 23.Which word has a silent k? (a) rhino (b) wrap (c) knit (d) talk
24. 24.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) opening your mouth well (d) breaking long words up
27. 27.Which word has a silent t? (a) listen (b) knot (c) palm (d) hour
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
30. 30.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) correct stress
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) a steady pace (d) mumbling into your chest
32. 32.Which word has a silent b? (a) answer (b) comb (c) calm (d) glisten
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
34. 34.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
35. 35.Which word has a silent w? (a) knit (b) write (c) climb (d) reign
36. 36.Which word has a silent p? (a) debt (b) foreign (c) cupboard (d) wrap
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) w (b) l (c) p (d) b
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) guessing a hard name (c) checking names first (d) dropping word endings
40. 40.Which word has a silent p? (a) yolk (b) sign (c) knob (d) raspberry

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