Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 734 · 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 “speaker”?
2. 2.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
3. 3.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) mumble it quickly (c) ask and practise it (d) guess it on stage
4. 4.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
5. 5.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “teacher”?
7. 7.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) b (b) k (c) g (d) p
9. 9.Which word has a silent t? (a) write (b) listen (c) sword (d) climb
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
13. 13.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
14. 14.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.Which word has a silent p? (a) comb (b) wrist (c) two (d) raspberry
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) k (b) p (c) s (d) h
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) k (b) h (c) l (d) p
19. 19.Which word has a silent s? (a) crumb (b) island (c) climb (d) hour
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) b (b) t (c) g (d) w
21. 21.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) a good pause (d) correct stress
22. 22.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) k (b) p (c) b (d) t
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) dropping word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) covering your mouth
25. 25.Which word has a silent b? (a) wrap (b) walk (c) answer (d) debt
26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) covering your mouth (c) checking names first (d) mumbling into your chest
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
28. 28.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
29. 29.Which word has a silent h? (a) knob (b) island (c) honest (d) climb
30. 30.Which word has a silent w? (a) fasten (b) sword (c) knife (d) knot
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) checking names first (d) chewing gum as you talk
32. 32.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) testing your hearing (b) making people sleepy (c) learning new maths (d) warming up clear speech
33. 33.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
34. 34.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) rushing long words (d) dropping word endings
35. 35.Which word has a silent s? (a) lamb (b) wrist (c) yolk (d) aisle
36. 36.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) a steady pace (c) dropping word endings (d) opening your mouth well
37. 37.Which word has a silent l? (a) palm (b) glisten (c) cupboard (d) crumb
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
39. 39.Which word has a silent b? (a) talk (b) comb (c) walk (d) yolk
40. 40.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) saying word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) tongue twister warm-ups

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