Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 704 · 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.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) s (b) b (c) h (d) g
3. 3.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) testing your hearing (c) learning new maths (d) making people sleepy
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
5. 5.Which word has a silent k? (a) knit (b) aisle (c) palm (d) raspberry
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
8. 8.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) debt (c) fasten (d) island
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
10. 10.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
11. 11.Which word has a silent b? (a) honest (b) rhino (c) debt (d) cupboard
12. 12.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) covering your mouth
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) s (b) h (c) w (d) t
15. 15.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) w (b) t (c) p (d) b
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
18. 18.Which word has a silent k? (a) cupboard (b) knife (c) castle (d) climb
19. 19.Which word has a silent h? (a) debt (b) honest (c) knob (d) knit
20. 20.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) breaking long words up
21. 21.Which word has a silent h? (a) hour (b) yolk (c) wrap (d) knit
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) h (b) s (c) l (d) w
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
25. 25.Which word has a silent p? (a) comb (b) cupboard (c) calm (d) talk
26. 26.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) rushing long words (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) opening your mouth well
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) covering your mouth (d) dropping word endings
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) l (b) h (c) g (d) t
29. 29.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
30. 30.📖 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
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) a steady pace (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) mumbling into your chest
32. 32.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) breaking long words up (c) opening your mouth well (d) chewing gum as you talk
33. 33.Which word has a silent g? (a) write (b) doubt (c) hour (d) design
34. 34.Which word has a silent t? (a) debt (b) answer (c) write (d) listen
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) t (b) k (c) s (d) w
36. 36.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) opening your mouth well (c) breaking long words up (d) checking names first
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) rushing long words
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
40. 40.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) covering your mouth (d) checking names first

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