Grades K–2
Loud Voice or Soft Voice?
Read about each character. Circle loud or soft for the voice that fits.
Drama worksheet · Using your voice
Stress the Word
Say the same sentence five times, each with a different word stressed. Match each one to what it means.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Using your voice
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Speaking loudly and softly on purpose, Changing pitch, pace and tone, Clear articulation, Stressing words to change meaning
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- To stress a word, say it a little louder and longer than the others. Say each sentence out loud and stress the underlined word. Listen to how the meaning changes!
- Draw a line from each sentence to what it means.
- I ate somebody else’s cookie.
- I ate something else of yours.
- Somebody else ate it.
- I really, truly did not eat it.
- I only licked it.
Teacher tip
Read each sentence aloud with a strong stress on the underlined word, then let kids match. The cookie lines make the point fast.
How to use it
- Warm up with a tongue twister before reading lines.
- Have kids stand to speak: it helps the voice carry.
- Read the box at the top of the sheet together, then try the first item out loud as a class.
Watch for
Shouting instead of projecting. A big voice comes from a deep breath, not a strained throat.
Talk about it
- Which voice was hardest to make?
- How did the audience know how your character felt?
Take it further
Read a picture book aloud and let kids pick the voice for each character.
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Tongue Twister Warm-Ups
Warm up your voice with eight tongue twisters. Say each one slowly three times, then fast.
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Volume, Pitch, Pace and Tone
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