Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 735 · 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 guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
3. 3.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) testing your hearing (c) making people sleepy (d) learning new maths
4. 4.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
5. 5.Which word has a silent b? (a) knot (b) raspberry (c) crumb (d) castle
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
8. 8.Which word has a silent g? (a) foreign (b) palm (c) knee (d) sword
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) b (b) p (c) t (d) w
10. 10.Which word has a silent g? (a) castle (b) knob (c) reign (d) knife
11. 11.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) guess it on stage (c) skip the name (d) ask and practise it
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) rushing long words
13. 13.Which word has a silent s? (a) sword (b) knit (c) island (d) rhino
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
15. 15.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) palm (c) comb (d) sword
16. 16.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) w (b) s (c) p (d) k
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “competition”?
19. 19.Which word has a silent h? (a) island (b) palm (c) half (d) honest
20. 20.Which word has a silent b? (a) climb (b) glisten (c) aisle (d) knee
21. 21.Which word has a silent g? (a) knot (b) glisten (c) sword (d) design
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) w (b) g (c) t (d) h
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) b (b) k (c) t (d) g
24. 24.Which word has a silent l? (a) two (b) debt (c) folk (d) foreign
25. 25.Which word has a silent l? (a) palm (b) foreign (c) two (d) knee
26. 26.Which word has a silent w? (a) lamb (b) two (c) receipt (d) knot
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
28. 28.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
29. 29.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) a steady pace (d) guessing a hard name
30. 30.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) rushing long words (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) a steady pace
31. 31.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) covering your mouth (c) guessing a hard name (d) mumbling into your chest
32. 32.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
33. 33.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
34. 34.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) clear speech (d) a good pause
35. 35.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) say it in one rush (b) skip it (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
37. 37.Which word has a silent b? (a) island (b) folk (c) debt (d) castle
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) k (b) s (c) g (d) w
39. 39.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) b (b) w (c) k (d) t

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