Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 74 · 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 “assembly”?
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
3. 3.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) opening your mouth well (c) rushing long words (d) guessing a hard name
4. 4.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) answer (c) listen (d) fasten
5. 5.Which word has a silent l? (a) yolk (b) sign (c) lamb (d) sword
6. 6.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
8. 8.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) covering your mouth
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) l (b) h (c) w (d) b
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) k (b) g (c) t (d) b
12. 12.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) skip it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) l (b) b (c) k (d) g
14. 14.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) t (b) w (c) p (d) k
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
16. 16.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrist (b) knob (c) raspberry (d) aisle
17. 17.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
19. 19.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
20. 20.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) breaking long words up (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) covering your mouth
21. 21.📖 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
22. 22.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) opening your mouth well (d) a steady pace
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling into your chest (c) rushing long words (d) checking names first
25. 25.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) testing your hearing (d) warming up clear speech
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) a steady pace (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) mumbling into your chest
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) l (b) b (c) p (d) h
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) p (b) t (c) b (d) g
31. 31.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) saying word endings (d) a steady pace
32. 32.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) opening your mouth well (c) checking names first (d) rushing long words
33. 33.Which word has a silent k? (a) knob (b) folk (c) reign (d) castle
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) w (b) k (c) l (d) p
35. 35.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
36. 36.Which word has a silent g? (a) listen (b) knit (c) sign (d) talk
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
38. 38.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) guessing a hard name (c) saying word endings (d) covering your mouth
39. 39.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) correct stress (c) dropping word endings (d) clear speech
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) t (b) w (c) k (d) b

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