Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 82 · 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 “congratulations”?
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) w (b) l (c) g (d) s
4. 4.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) mumble it quickly (b) ask and practise it (c) skip the name (d) guess it on stage
5. 5.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) guessing a hard name (d) a steady pace
7. 7.Which word has a silent l? (a) two (b) half (c) island (d) comb
8. 8.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) guessing a hard name (d) opening your mouth well
9. 9.Which word has a silent b? (a) debt (b) sword (c) rhino (d) talk
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) saying word endings (d) chewing gum as you talk
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) g (b) w (c) h (d) l
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) b (b) g (c) h (d) t
14. 14.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) rushing long words (c) a steady pace (d) mumbling into your chest
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) t (b) b (c) k (d) h
18. 18.Which word has a silent p? (a) knot (b) cupboard (c) knife (d) foreign
19. 19.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) say it in one rush (c) whisper it (d) break it into syllables
20. 20.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) covering your mouth (c) breaking long words up (d) checking names first
21. 21.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.Which word has a silent g? (a) foreign (b) receipt (c) fasten (d) aisle
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) l (b) p (c) w (d) k
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) k (b) p (c) l (d) b
25. 25.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) covering your mouth (c) checking names first (d) guessing a hard name
27. 27.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) warming up clear speech (b) testing your hearing (c) making people sleepy (d) learning new maths
28. 28.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) dropping word endings (c) clear speech (d) correct stress
29. 29.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) rushing long words (c) dropping word endings (d) guessing a hard name
30. 30.Which word has a silent h? (a) honest (b) cupboard (c) knit (d) calm
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “conversation”?
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
33. 33.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
34. 34.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) l (b) h (c) p (d) w
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) s (b) t (c) l (d) k
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) w (b) h (c) l (d) b
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “lamb”? (a) b (b) h (c) t (d) l
39. 39.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “listen”?

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