Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 514 · 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.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) tongue twister warm-ups
2. 2.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “loud”?
3. 3.Which word has a silent k? (a) knit (b) lamb (c) receipt (d) folk
4. 4.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) guess it on stage (b) skip the name (c) ask and practise it (d) mumble it quickly
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) tongue twister warm-ups (b) rushing long words (c) breaking long words up (d) opening your mouth well
6. 6.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) a steady pace (c) mumbling into your chest (d) guessing a hard name
7. 7.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) making people sleepy (b) testing your hearing (c) warming up clear speech (d) learning new maths
8. 8.Which word has a silent b? (a) doubt (b) palm (c) aisle (d) receipt
9. 9.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) covering your mouth (c) opening your mouth well (d) rushing long words
10. 10.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speech”?
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “cupboard”? (a) p (b) k (c) b (d) g
12. 12.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) a good pause (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) dropping word endings
13. 13.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
14. 14.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) checking names first (b) guessing a hard name (c) mumbling into your chest (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.Which word has a silent s? (a) climb (b) knit (c) knife (d) island
16. 16.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) break it into syllables (b) whisper it (c) skip it (d) say it in one rush
17. 17.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “education”?
18. 18.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “climb”? (a) w (b) b (c) l (d) g
19. 19.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) h (b) w (c) k (d) l
20. 20.Which word has a silent h? (a) castle (b) honest (c) wrap (d) palm
21. 21.Which word has a silent w? (a) wrist (b) honest (c) knee (d) debt
22. 22.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
23. 23.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knife”? (a) k (b) b (c) p (d) w
24. 24.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) b (b) h (c) p (d) k
25. 25.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “speaker”?
26. 26.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
27. 27.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “rhino”? (a) t (b) g (c) b (d) h
28. 28.Which word has a silent b? (a) knot (b) write (c) comb (d) knob
29. 29.Which word has a silent l? (a) receipt (b) wrap (c) debt (d) calm
30. 30.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “design”? (a) k (b) l (c) b (d) g
31. 31.Which word has a silent t? (a) fasten (b) answer (c) write (d) lamb
32. 32.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “confident”?
33. 33.Which word has a silent g? (a) honest (b) sign (c) climb (d) cupboard
34. 34.Which word has a silent t? (a) yolk (b) castle (c) half (d) two
35. 35.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) h (d) k
36. 36.Which word has a silent p? (a) wrap (b) talk (c) write (d) receipt
37. 37.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
38. 38.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “communication”?
39. 39.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) mumbling into your chest (d) saying word endings
40. 40.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) g (b) h (c) t (d) w

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