Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 716 · 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.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
2. 2.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) s (b) t (c) g (d) p
4. 4.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) saying word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
7. 7.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) k (b) l (c) t (d) h
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
10. 10.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) checking names first (d) chewing gum as you talk
11. 11.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) breaking long words up (d) dropping word endings
12. 12.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.Which word has a silent l? (a) two (b) reign (c) raspberry (d) walk
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
15. 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) saying word endings (c) rushing long words (d) tongue twister warm-ups
16. 16.Which word has a silent t? (a) knee (b) write (c) fasten (d) sword
17. 17.Which word has a silent h? (a) doubt (b) rhino (c) lamb (d) wrist
18. 18.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
22. 22.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) making people sleepy
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) t (b) k (c) h (d) b
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) b (b) k (c) p (d) t
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) k (b) p (c) w (d) s
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) k (b) t (c) w (d) b
28. 28.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) a good pause (c) correct stress (d) clear speech
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
30. 30.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) skip it
31. 31.Which word has a silent p? (a) wrap (b) lamb (c) knit (d) raspberry
32. 32.Which word has a silent t? (a) knee (b) sword (c) castle (d) wrist
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
34. 34.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) skip the name (c) ask and practise it (d) guess it on stage
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) h (b) k (c) t (d) p
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) h (b) t (c) b (d) l
37. 37.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) a steady pace (d) chewing gum as you talk
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
39. 39.Which word has a silent l? (a) aisle (b) reign (c) honest (d) talk
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) t (b) p (c) w (d) k

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