Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 194 · 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 “teacher”?
2. 2.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) covering your mouth (b) checking names first (c) saying word endings (d) a steady pace
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) l (b) p (c) b (d) k
4. 4.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
5. 5.Which word has a silent p? (a) climb (b) comb (c) sword (d) receipt
6. 6.Which word has a silent g? (a) answer (b) two (c) rhino (d) sign
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) w (b) t (c) b (d) g
8. 8.Which word has a silent p? (a) doubt (b) island (c) calm (d) cupboard
9. 9.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) testing your hearing (c) warming up clear speech (d) making people sleepy
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
11. 11.📖 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) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) k (b) b (c) p (d) w
13. 13.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) guessing a hard name (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) saying word endings
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) rushing long words (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) opening your mouth well (c) dropping word endings (d) covering your mouth
16. 16.Which word has a silent h? (a) palm (b) rhino (c) comb (d) walk
17. 17.🔤 Does tongue twister warm-ups help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) w (b) b (c) g (d) h
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “fasten”? (a) k (b) w (c) t (d) p
20. 20.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “folk”? (a) t (b) l (c) b (d) h
21. 21.Which word has a silent g? (a) design (b) palm (c) raspberry (d) sword
22. 22.Which word has a silent p? (a) island (b) sword (c) raspberry (d) wrap
23. 23.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
24. 24.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.Which word has a silent w? (a) talk (b) two (c) knob (d) design
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
27. 27.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) breaking long words up (c) covering your mouth (d) guessing a hard name
28. 28.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) opening your mouth well (b) checking names first (c) chewing gum as you talk (d) tongue twister warm-ups
29. 29.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) checking names first (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) rushing long words
30. 30.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) dropping word endings (c) guessing a hard name (d) tongue twister warm-ups
31. 31.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “hour”? (a) g (b) t (c) h (d) k
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) a steady pace (c) checking names first (d) tongue twister warm-ups
35. 35.Which word has a silent t? (a) receipt (b) talk (c) glisten (d) wrist
36. 36.Which word has a silent k? (a) palm (b) honest (c) knife (d) crumb
37. 37.Which word has a silent k? (a) hour (b) climb (c) talk (d) knit
38. 38.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) a steady pace (b) checking names first (c) saying word endings (d) guessing a hard name
39. 39.Which word has a silent g? (a) foreign (b) knob (c) cupboard (d) crumb
40. 40.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?

Free public speaking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/public-speaking-for-kids