Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 732 · 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 “topic”?
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) l (b) g (c) t (d) p
4. 4.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.Which word has a silent p? (a) climb (b) knee (c) debt (d) receipt
6. 6.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) clear speech
7. 7.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) guessing a hard name (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
8. 8.Which word has a silent l? (a) palm (b) comb (c) sword (d) sign
9. 9.Which word has a silent w? (a) climb (b) write (c) comb (d) crumb
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) t (b) h (c) w (d) k
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) l (b) k (c) g (d) b
13. 13.👅 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
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) rushing long words (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) dropping word endings
16. 16.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) dropping word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) a steady pace
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) h (b) s (c) w (d) k
18. 18.Which word has a silent l? (a) hour (b) honest (c) talk (d) sword
19. 19.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) checking names first (d) dropping word endings
20. 20.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) g (b) p (c) k (d) t
23. 23.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) guess it on stage (c) ask and practise it (d) mumble it quickly
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) g (b) w (c) p (d) l
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) covering your mouth (d) guessing a hard name
26. 26.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) a steady pace (c) opening your mouth well (d) checking names first
27. 27.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.🔤 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
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) l (b) t (c) p (d) h
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) breaking long words up (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) dropping word endings
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) s (b) b (c) l (d) k
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) b (b) s (c) l (d) h
34. 34.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) b (b) t (c) g (d) w
36. 36.Which word has a silent w? (a) two (b) island (c) honest (d) receipt
37. 37.Which word has a silent h? (a) answer (b) knife (c) calm (d) hour
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) g (b) s (c) t (d) w
40. 40.Which word has a silent l? (a) knee (b) cupboard (c) receipt (d) yolk

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