Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 755 · 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.Which word has a silent l? (a) two (b) reign (c) island (d) half
3. 3.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) covering your mouth
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) dropping word endings (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing long words
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) p (b) w (c) k (d) b
6. 6.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) warming up clear speech (c) making people sleepy (d) testing your hearing
7. 7.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
10. 10.Which word has a silent l? (a) calm (b) island (c) glisten (d) foreign
11. 11.Which word has a silent k? (a) yolk (b) two (c) knit (d) sign
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) dropping word endings (c) breaking long words up (d) saying word endings
14. 14.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush
15. 15.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
16. 16.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) mumble it quickly (c) ask and practise it (d) guess it on stage
17. 17.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
19. 19.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
21. 21.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) correct stress
22. 22.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) reign (c) calm (d) rhino
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) opening your mouth well (c) saying word endings (d) checking names first
24. 24.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
25. 25.Which word has a silent k? (a) island (b) wrist (c) knot (d) debt
26. 26.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) w (b) b (c) s (d) k
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “reign”? (a) p (b) h (c) g (d) l
28. 28.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
29. 29.Which word has a silent t? (a) receipt (b) wrist (c) listen (d) honest
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) dropping word endings (c) a steady pace (d) mumbling into your chest
31. 31.Which word has a silent h? (a) write (b) rhino (c) knob (d) fasten
32. 32.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) k (b) b (c) s (d) w
34. 34.Which word has a silent g? (a) design (b) debt (c) talk (d) comb
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
36. 36.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) guessing a hard name (d) opening your mouth well
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) t (b) h (c) p (d) w
39. 39.Which word has a silent b? (a) talk (b) sword (c) crumb (d) aisle
40. 40.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear

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