Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 541 · 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 “listen”?
2. 2.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “glisten”? (a) t (b) p (c) h (d) k
3. 3.Which word has a silent s? (a) island (b) knob (c) talk (d) knot
4. 4.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
5. 5.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) breaking long words up (d) chewing gum as you talk
6. 6.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
7. 7.Which word has a silent k? (a) glisten (b) knife (c) answer (d) listen
8. 8.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) breaking long words up (b) opening your mouth well (c) mumbling into your chest (d) checking names first
9. 9.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) whisper it (c) break it into syllables (d) say it in one rush
10. 10.Which word has a silent p? (a) receipt (b) calm (c) two (d) knob
11. 11.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “calm”? (a) g (b) w (c) l (d) k
12. 12.Which word has a silent h? (a) knife (b) cupboard (c) reign (d) rhino
13. 13.🔤 Does guessing a hard name help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
14. 14.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knit”? (a) p (b) k (c) h (d) w
16. 16.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “information”?
17. 17.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “receipt”? (a) b (b) p (c) w (d) s
18. 18.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing long words (d) breaking long words up
19. 19.Which word has a silent w? (a) listen (b) debt (c) palm (d) wrap
20. 20.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) saying word endings (b) dropping word endings (c) rushing long words (d) mumbling into your chest
21. 21.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
22. 22.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) rushing long words (b) a steady pace (c) breaking long words up (d) saying word endings
23. 23.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
24. 24.Which word has a silent l? (a) two (b) foreign (c) half (d) doubt
25. 25.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) dropping word endings (b) saying word endings (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) checking names first
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
27. 27.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
28. 28.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
29. 29.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “foreign”? (a) s (b) l (c) g (d) h
30. 30.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
31. 31.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) w (b) l (c) h (d) s
32. 32.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “island”? (a) w (b) s (c) k (d) l
33. 33.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) l (b) s (c) t (d) p
34. 34.Which word has a silent h? (a) doubt (b) calm (c) honest (d) knob
35. 35.Which word has a silent w? (a) talk (b) knee (c) half (d) wrist
36. 36.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
37. 37.🔤 Does checking names first help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
38. 38.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) dropping word endings (b) clear speech (c) correct stress (d) a good pause
39. 39.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “mic”?
40. 40.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) mumbling into your chest (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) rushing long words

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