Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 744 · 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 “listen”?
2. 2.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) correct stress
3. 3.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) tongue twister warm-ups
4. 4.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
5. 5.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) opening your mouth well (c) guessing a hard name (d) chewing gum as you talk
7. 7.Which word has a silent t? (a) rhino (b) glisten (c) crumb (d) debt
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) checking names first (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) opening your mouth well
9. 9.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.Which word has a silent h? (a) rhino (b) knife (c) cupboard (d) sword
11. 11.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
12. 12.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.👅 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
14. 14.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) ask and practise it (c) guess it on stage (d) mumble it quickly
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “castle”? (a) k (b) t (c) w (d) s
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) h (b) t (c) b (d) w
17. 17.Which word has a silent k? (a) crumb (b) reign (c) castle (d) knot
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
19. 19.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) w (c) b (d) s
21. 21.Which word has a silent s? (a) castle (b) wrist (c) fasten (d) island
22. 22.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
23. 23.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.Which word has a silent t? (a) honest (b) design (c) fasten (d) wrist
25. 25.Which word has a silent l? (a) castle (b) knife (c) knob (d) calm
26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling into your chest (d) dropping word endings
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) k (b) p (c) g (d) l
29. 29.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) whisper it (c) say it in one rush (d) skip it
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) w (b) g (c) p (d) l
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
33. 33.Which word has a silent g? (a) design (b) answer (c) folk (d) write
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) k (b) b (c) g (d) s
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) g (b) s (c) l (d) w
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) h (b) t (c) l (d) b
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) t (b) s (c) l (d) k
39. 39.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) saying word endings (c) mumbling into your chest (d) opening your mouth well
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?

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