Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 97 · 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.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
2. 2.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) ask and practise it (c) skip the name (d) mumble it quickly
3. 3.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
4. 4.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) opening your mouth well (c) guessing a hard name (d) mumbling into your chest
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) rushing long words (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) tongue twister warm-ups
6. 6.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) say it in one rush
7. 7.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
8. 8.Which word has a silent l? (a) sword (b) half (c) receipt (d) listen
9. 9.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
10. 10.👅 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
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) t (c) b (d) g
12. 12.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
13. 13.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) opening your mouth well (d) covering your mouth
14. 14.Which word has a silent t? (a) write (b) design (c) island (d) listen
15. 15.Which word has a silent t? (a) glisten (b) hour (c) half (d) knee
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
17. 17.Which word has a silent k? (a) listen (b) write (c) rhino (d) knee
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) h (b) g (c) l (d) w
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “presentation”?
20. 20.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
21. 21.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “walk”? (a) g (b) k (c) l (d) b
25. 25.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
28. 28.Which word has a silent s? (a) receipt (b) wrist (c) island (d) answer
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) t (b) k (c) l (d) b
30. 30.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) checking names first (c) a steady pace (d) chewing gum as you talk
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
33. 33.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) guessing a hard name (b) checking names first (c) opening your mouth well (d) tongue twister warm-ups
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) h (b) g (c) k (d) p
35. 35.Which word has a silent h? (a) wrist (b) honest (c) wrap (d) crumb
36. 36.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) walk (c) reign (d) folk
37. 37.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “topic”?
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) l (b) p (c) g (d) w
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) h (b) t (c) k (d) l
40. 40.Which word has a silent b? (a) wrist (b) hour (c) rhino (d) doubt

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