Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 736 · 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 “communication”?
2. 2.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) opening your mouth well (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) dropping word endings (d) mumbling into your chest
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) w (b) l (c) t (d) g
4. 4.Which word has a silent g? (a) yolk (b) crumb (c) write (d) reign
5. 5.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
6. 6.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
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) g (b) k (c) t (d) l
8. 8.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
9. 9.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) dropping word endings (c) a good pause (d) correct stress
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) checking names first (d) dropping word endings
11. 11.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
12. 12.Which word has a silent k? (a) sword (b) honest (c) rhino (d) knife
13. 13.Which word has a silent b? (a) doubt (b) honest (c) receipt (d) raspberry
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “raspberry”? (a) p (b) w (c) g (d) h
15. 15.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) breaking long words up (c) mumbling into your chest (d) opening your mouth well
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) g (b) p (c) w (d) b
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) a steady pace (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
19. 19.📖 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) ask and practise it (d) skip the name
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) g (b) p (c) t (d) s
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) g (b) w (c) t (d) h
23. 23.Which word has a silent k? (a) lamb (b) knot (c) answer (d) fasten
24. 24.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) a steady pace (c) checking names first (d) guessing a hard name
25. 25.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) say it in one rush (c) skip it (d) whisper it
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
27. 27.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
29. 29.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) learning new maths
30. 30.Which word has a silent w? (a) cupboard (b) debt (c) wrist (d) knife
31. 31.Which word has a silent s? (a) half (b) island (c) fasten (d) knife
32. 32.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) g (b) b (c) t (d) k
35. 35.Which word has a silent k? (a) calm (b) island (c) knob (d) walk
36. 36.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) checking names first (c) guessing a hard name (d) dropping word endings
37. 37.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.Which word has a silent h? (a) sword (b) yolk (c) raspberry (d) rhino
39. 39.Which word has a silent p? (a) folk (b) raspberry (c) write (d) doubt
40. 40.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech

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