Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 426 · 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 saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “microphone”?
3. 3.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) rushing long words (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) mumbling into your chest
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) p (d) w
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) tongue twister warm-ups
6. 6.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) s (b) b (c) h (d) w
7. 7.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
8. 8.Which word has a silent b? (a) fasten (b) lamb (c) reign (d) castle
9. 9.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) whisper it (b) skip it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush
10. 10.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) a steady pace (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) covering your mouth
11. 11.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) saying word endings (b) rushing long words (c) opening your mouth well (d) tongue twister warm-ups
12. 12.Which word has a silent g? (a) receipt (b) palm (c) two (d) design
13. 13.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) learning new maths (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
14. 14.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
15. 15.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “gesture”?
17. 17.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
18. 18.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
19. 19.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
20. 20.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “pronunciation”?
21. 21.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.Which word has a silent k? (a) yolk (b) folk (c) glisten (d) knee
23. 23.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) h (b) b (c) k (d) s
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “example”?
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “voice”?
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “important”?
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “write”? (a) t (b) s (c) w (d) k
29. 29.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
30. 30.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) a good pause (c) clear speech (d) dropping word endings
31. 31.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) g (b) h (c) b (d) k
33. 33.Which word has a silent w? (a) calm (b) hour (c) knob (d) wrap
34. 34.Which word has a silent l? (a) wrap (b) island (c) talk (d) lamb
35. 35.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “examination”?
36. 36.Which word has a silent l? (a) wrap (b) half (c) two (d) knife
37. 37.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) g (b) s (c) t (d) k
38. 38.Which word has a silent b? (a) foreign (b) aisle (c) doubt (d) walk
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) covering your mouth (b) guessing a hard name (c) rushing long words (d) saying word endings
40. 40.Which word has a silent s? (a) hour (b) island (c) walk (d) wrist

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