Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 713 · 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 “imagination”?
2. 2.Which word has a silent s? (a) crumb (b) design (c) island (d) yolk
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) p (b) w (c) b (d) t
4. 4.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) breaking long words up (c) mumbling into your chest (d) chewing gum as you talk
6. 6.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) break it into syllables
7. 7.Which word has a silent b? (a) wrap (b) talk (c) wrist (d) debt
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
9. 9.Which word has a silent p? (a) castle (b) folk (c) cupboard (d) answer
10. 10.Which word has a silent p? (a) calm (b) two (c) raspberry (d) walk
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) s (b) w (c) b (d) k
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) s (b) k (c) t (d) l
13. 13.📖 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
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) g (d) l
15. 15.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “doubt”? (a) s (b) b (c) p (d) t
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) w (b) s (c) t (d) k
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling into your chest (c) saying word endings (d) rushing long words
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) mumbling into your chest (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing long words
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) h (d) p
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) mumbling into your chest (c) checking names first (d) chewing gum as you talk
22. 22.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) making people sleepy (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
23. 23.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) b (b) t (c) g (d) k
25. 25.Which word has a silent t? (a) receipt (b) reign (c) comb (d) fasten
26. 26.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.Which word has a silent w? (a) calm (b) glisten (c) castle (d) wrist
28. 28.Which word has a silent s? (a) palm (b) castle (c) aisle (d) hour
29. 29.Which word has a silent l? (a) yolk (b) crumb (c) raspberry (d) two
30. 30.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) correct stress
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) breaking long words up (c) opening your mouth well (d) checking names first
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) w (b) g (c) b (d) h
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) k (b) s (c) t (d) l
37. 37.Which word has a silent l? (a) design (b) palm (c) receipt (d) glisten
38. 38.Which word has a silent l? (a) raspberry (b) climb (c) walk (d) design
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) opening your mouth well (c) guessing a hard name (d) breaking long words up
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) k (b) l (c) g (d) t

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