Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 709 · 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.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) mumble it quickly (c) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
2. 2.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
5. 5.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
7. 7.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) guessing a hard name (d) rushing long words
8. 8.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) a steady pace (d) mumbling into your chest
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) breaking long words up (d) mumbling into your chest
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) w (b) g (c) l (d) t
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) mumbling into your chest (d) guessing a hard name
14. 14.Which word has a silent b? (a) doubt (b) calm (c) receipt (d) island
15. 15.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) opening your mouth well (c) mumbling into your chest (d) dropping word endings
17. 17.Which word has a silent t? (a) listen (b) comb (c) yolk (d) lamb
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) h (b) k (c) s (d) l
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) b (b) h (c) l (d) s
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) g (b) l (c) w (d) b
21. 21.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
23. 23.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) warming up clear speech (c) learning new maths (d) making people sleepy
24. 24.Which word has a silent k? (a) crumb (b) lamb (c) knob (d) castle
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) k (b) b (c) p (d) w
26. 26.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) fasten (c) comb (d) castle
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) t (b) l (c) p (d) h
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) l (b) h (c) t (d) w
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
33. 33.Which word has a silent s? (a) listen (b) walk (c) palm (d) aisle
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) b (b) g (c) w (d) k
35. 35.Which word has a silent l? (a) island (b) calm (c) debt (d) reign
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) w (b) k (c) b (d) p
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) p (b) g (c) t (d) k
39. 39.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) break it into syllables (c) skip it (d) say it in one rush
40. 40.Which word has a silent w? (a) rhino (b) island (c) write (d) sign

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