Famous People
MYTH or FACT?
Fluency Techniques
Fill in the Blank
100
This British pop singer stuttered as a child.
HINT: He sings "Perfect," "Castle on the Hill," and many other popular songs.
Who is Ed Sheeran?
100
MYTH OR FACT: People who stutter are the only ones who have disfluent speech.
MYTH! Everyone is disfluent at times.
100
TRUE OR FALSE: Easy onset is a fluency technique that some may use to manage their stutter.
TRUE!
100
Stuttering is more common in _______ than in females.
Males
200
This British actress, best known for her roles in Oppenheimer and A Quiet Place, is a person who stutters.
Who is Emily Blunt?
200
MYTH OR FACT: Stuttering is more prevalent in children than in adults.
FACT!
200
TRUE OR FALSE: Practicing fluency strategies during everyday conversations can help them feel more natural over time.
TRUE!
200
____ % of the world's population stutters.
1
300
This iconic movie star and singer from the 1950s and 60s had a stutter.
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
300
MYTH OR FACT: Stuttering exists in all languages and cultures.
FACT! Stuttering has also been observed in those who use ASL.
(American Institute for Stuttering, 2025).
300
TRUE OR FALSE: Fluency modifications and shaping techniques aim to eliminate stuttering entirely.
FALSE! Fluency modifications and shaping techniques are used to manage one's stutter and lessen tension during communication.
300
There is no root cause of stuttering, but it has been linked to neurobiological and _________ factors.
Genetic
400
This rapper, who is best known for her songs "Best Friend" and "My Type," stuttered in her childhood and teen years.
Who is Saweetie?
400
MYTH OR FACT: Stuttering is always caused by anxiety.
MYTH!
In some adults who stutter, stuttering has been associated with higher levels of anxiety (Blumgart et al., 2010). However, anxiety is not the root cause of disfluency for all people who stutter (PWS).
400
TRUE OR FALSE: Light contact is a technique where you talk with a lot of pressure and tension in your teeth, tongue and lips.
FALSE!!
400
Stuttering may be accompanied by _________ in the speech musculature.
a.) Weakness
b.) Tension
c.) Numbness
Tension
500
Which former US president is a person who stutters?
Joe Biden
500
MYTH OR FACT: The average IQ of people who stutter is 14 points higher than the national average.
FACT! (Psych Central, 2025)
500
TRUE OR FALSE: Cancellation is a technique in which you avoid the word that you think you might stutter on.
FALSE! Cancellation is a strategy where the word is produced again after a stutter, but with less physical tension.
500
The _____________ are the parts of the mouth and throat that shape the sound produced by the vocal folds into speech.
a.) teeth
b.) mouth muscles
c.) articulators
c.) Articulators