Week 7 (Phonetics)

Intonation is the melodic pattern of the voice that conveys meaning through the rise and fall of pitch.

• True

• False

Rising intonation is used for Yes-or-no questions (“Do you want a ↗drink?”).

• True

• False

Falling tone is used for question tags that require an answer (“You didn’t lose it, did ↗you?”).

• True

• False

Falling tone is used for questions tags that don’t need an answer (“It’s a nice day, isn’t ↘it?).

• True

• False

Falling tone is used for Statements (“Nice to meet ↘you”).

• True

• False

• Rising-falling intonation is used for choices:

  • Do you speak ↗Spanish or ↘French?”

• True

• False

• Flat intonation shows you care or are interested in the subject.

• True

• False

• Rising-falling intonation is used when making lists:

  • You need ↗eggs, ↗flour, and ↘sugar

• True

• False

• Rising intonation is used for Wh- questions (What time will you be home?).

• True

• False

• Rising intonation is used for polite requests (“Could you please pass the ↗salt?”).

• True

• False