Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 720 · 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 mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
2. 2.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) say it in one rush (d) whisper it
3. 3.Which word has a silent l? (a) answer (b) half (c) two (d) island
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) p (b) l (c) w (d) b
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) covering your mouth (d) tongue twister warm-ups
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) rushing long words (b) breaking long words up (c) checking names first (d) opening your mouth well
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) guessing a hard name
9. 9.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) k (b) h (c) l (d) p
12. 12.Which word has a silent l? (a) wrist (b) calm (c) knee (d) wrap
13. 13.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
14. 14.Which word has a silent t? (a) calm (b) walk (c) listen (d) wrap
15. 15.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) testing your hearing (c) warming up clear speech (d) learning new maths
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) l (b) w (c) k (d) h
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
18. 18.📖 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
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) covering your mouth
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) checking names first
22. 22.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) clear speech (c) dropping word endings (d) a good pause
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) b (b) t (c) g (d) p
24. 24.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
25. 25.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) breaking long words up (c) saying word endings (d) opening your mouth well
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) p (b) t (c) g (d) s
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) b (b) s (c) p (d) k
31. 31.Which word has a silent k? (a) two (b) knife (c) rhino (d) palm
32. 32.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) dropping word endings (c) saying word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
33. 33.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
35. 35.Which word has a silent t? (a) debt (b) castle (c) wrap (d) half
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
37. 37.Which word has a silent w? (a) cupboard (b) comb (c) knot (d) wrap
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) k (b) h (c) p (d) g
39. 39.Which word has a silent s? (a) crumb (b) foreign (c) calm (d) island
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?

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