Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 727 · 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 a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
2. 2.Which word has a silent k? (a) wrist (b) walk (c) knee (d) two
3. 3.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
4. 4.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) learning new maths (c) making people sleepy (d) warming up clear speech
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) b (b) t (c) p (d) l
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) breaking long words up (d) rushing long words
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) checking names first (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
8. 8.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
9. 9.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
10. 10.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) whisper it (c) say it in one rush (d) break it into syllables
11. 11.📖 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
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) dropping word endings (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
15. 15.Which word has a silent t? (a) listen (b) write (c) design (d) sign
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) h (b) l (c) g (d) s
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) p (b) b (c) k (d) s
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
21. 21.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) a steady pace (b) rushing long words (c) covering your mouth (d) dropping word endings
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
23. 23.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) a good pause (c) clear speech (d) dropping word endings
24. 24.Which word has a silent h? (a) fasten (b) walk (c) sword (d) hour
25. 25.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) p (d) b
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
27. 27.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) opening your mouth well (c) breaking long words up (d) dropping word endings
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) t (b) b (c) w (d) h
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) dropping word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
30. 30.Which word has a silent t? (a) write (b) knob (c) talk (d) castle
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) mumbling into your chest (c) covering your mouth (d) tongue twister warm-ups
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
33. 33.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) l (b) w (c) b (d) h
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) g (b) b (c) w (d) l
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?

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