Intonation Workshop_Quiz

What is INTONATION?

• How we connect the words in a sentence

• The way our voice goes up & down

• How we pronounce a word

Why is intonation important?

• Intonation can change the meaning of a sentence

• Intonation is about how we say things, not what we say. 

• Intonation indicates the mood of the speaker. 

• All of the above

Vietnamese is a stress-timed language. True or False?

(Tiếng Việt là ngôn ngữ có thời lượng nói dựa vào âm nhấn. Đúng hay Sai?)

• True

• False

English is a stress-timed language. True or False?

(Tiếng Anh là ngôn ngữ có thời lượng nói dựa vào âm nhấn. Đúng hay Sai?)

• True

• False

Unstressed syllables are pronounced lower & faster. True or False?

(Những âm không được nhấn được đọc nhỏ lại & nhanh hơn. Đúng hay Sai?)

• True

• False

Stressed syllables are louder & longer, therefore, are easier to understand.

True or False?

• True

• False

Vietnamese is a non-tonal language. True or False?

• True

• False

What does English use?

• Tone marks (sắc, huyền, ngã, hỏi, nặng)

• Intonation

• Stress

• Both B & C

What words should we stress on?

• Nouns, Verbs, Adjs, Adverbs, Negative words

• Nouns, Verbs, Adjs, Adverbs, Conjunctions

• Nouns, Verbs, Adjs, Adverbs, Prepositions

• Nouns, Verbs, Adjs, Adverbs, Articles

What words should we stress on in this sentence?

"I took a photo of it."

• I, a, of

• I, photo

• took, photo

• took, it