Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 746 · 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 “pronunciation”?
2. 2.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) mumble it quickly (c) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) w (b) s (c) g (d) p
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) s (b) g (c) l (d) h
5. 5.Which word has a silent b? (a) knee (b) lamb (c) two (d) reign
6. 6.Which word has a silent t? (a) glisten (b) foreign (c) climb (d) receipt
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) h (b) t (c) g (d) k
8. 8.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) clear speech (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) dropping word endings
9. 9.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) g (b) t (c) k (d) l
10. 10.Which word has a silent w? (a) sign (b) knife (c) honest (d) wrist
11. 11.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
12. 12.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
13. 13.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
14. 14.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) making people sleepy (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
15. 15.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
16. 16.Which word has a silent g? (a) two (b) lamb (c) yolk (d) foreign
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “listen”? (a) g (b) h (c) k (d) t
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
19. 19.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
21. 21.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) checking names first
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) b (b) g (c) s (d) k
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) mumbling into your chest (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) opening your mouth well
24. 24.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) rushing long words
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) saying word endings (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) opening your mouth well
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) s (b) w (c) b (d) k
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
28. 28.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) rushing long words (d) tongue twister warm-ups
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) k (b) g (c) h (d) l
30. 30.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
31. 31.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
32. 32.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) say it in one rush (d) whisper it
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) covering your mouth
34. 34.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.Which word has a silent p? (a) debt (b) honest (c) knob (d) raspberry
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) p (b) h (c) g (d) k
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) covering your mouth (c) breaking long words up (d) rushing long words
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?

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