Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 384 · 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.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
3. 3.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) k (b) w (c) g (d) b
4. 4.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) ask and practise it (c) mumble it quickly (d) guess it on stage
5. 5.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) warming up clear speech (c) testing your hearing (d) learning new maths
6. 6.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) opening your mouth well (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) opening your mouth well (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) guessing a hard name
8. 8.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
9. 9.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “practice”?
10. 10.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
11. 11.Which word has a silent p? (a) write (b) raspberry (c) climb (d) comb
12. 12.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “comb”? (a) g (b) b (c) k (d) h
13. 13.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
14. 14.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
15. 15.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) rushing long words (c) mumbling into your chest (d) covering your mouth
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “imagination”?
17. 17.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) opening your mouth well (c) covering your mouth (d) guessing a hard name
18. 18.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “stage”?
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “crumb”? (a) w (b) b (c) k (d) g
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “celebration”?
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
22. 22.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
23. 23.Which word has a silent t? (a) folk (b) wrap (c) reign (d) listen
24. 24.Which word has a silent k? (a) island (b) yolk (c) knot (d) sword
25. 25.Which word has a silent p? (a) half (b) cupboard (c) sword (d) knot
26. 26.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) say it in one rush (d) whisper it
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knee”? (a) h (b) p (c) k (d) l
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) w (b) b (c) g (d) p
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) l (b) p (c) k (d) s
32. 32.Which word has a silent k? (a) climb (b) aisle (c) listen (d) knife
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t (d) w
34. 34.Which word has a silent w? (a) glisten (b) talk (c) lamb (d) write
35. 35.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) a steady pace (c) breaking long words up (d) opening your mouth well
36. 36.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “half”? (a) k (b) g (c) t (d) l
37. 37.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
39. 39.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) t (b) b (c) g (d) h
40. 40.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) rushing long words (d) a steady pace

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