Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 757 · 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.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) opening your mouth well
2. 2.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
3. 3.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) breaking long words up (c) a steady pace (d) mumbling into your chest
4. 4.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) ask and practise it (b) skip the name (c) guess it on stage (d) mumble it quickly
5. 5.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) g (b) t (c) s (d) b
6. 6.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) saying word endings (c) checking names first (d) covering your mouth
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) l (b) s (c) t (d) w
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) tongue twister warm-ups
11. 11.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
12. 12.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) say it in one rush (c) break it into syllables (d) skip it
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “debt”? (a) k (b) w (c) b (d) s
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) w (b) s (c) k (d) h
16. 16.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) correct stress (c) a good pause (d) clear speech
17. 17.Which word has a silent w? (a) honest (b) island (c) two (d) debt
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) breaking long words up (b) mumbling into your chest (c) guessing a hard name (d) chewing gum as you talk
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) w (b) b (c) g (d) h
20. 20.Which word has a silent b? (a) aisle (b) calm (c) climb (d) answer
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
22. 22.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sign”? (a) k (b) g (c) w (d) h
23. 23.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.Which word has a silent l? (a) answer (b) sign (c) honest (d) calm
25. 25.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) dropping word endings (d) guessing a hard name
26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) mumbling into your chest (c) checking names first (d) covering your mouth
27. 27.Which word has a silent k? (a) castle (b) listen (c) sword (d) knee
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) w (b) l (c) b (d) t
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “palm”? (a) w (b) l (c) g (d) k
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) g (b) k (c) h (d) t
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) w (b) t (c) h (d) g
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) opening your mouth well (c) rushing long words (d) a steady pace
34. 34.Which word has a silent g? (a) half (b) climb (c) design (d) knot
35. 35.Which word has a silent g? (a) cupboard (b) answer (c) foreign (d) receipt
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) l (b) h (c) w (d) s
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) b (b) p (c) k (d) w
39. 39.Which word has a silent t? (a) sword (b) talk (c) receipt (d) fasten
40. 40.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear

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