Intonation

To be polite, the sentence "May I ask you a question?" should be pronounced with

• rising intonation

• a fall-rise

• a rise-fall

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Wh-questions, e.g. "What do you mean?" are pronounced with

• falling intonation

• rising intonation

• a rise-fall

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

If you use fall-rise intonation when saying “I think it’s blue”, you mean...

• that you are not sure.

• ..that it’s blue for sure.

• ..that it’s not blue.

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Intonation can help us know the speaker’s attitude.

• FALSE

• TRUE

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

If you pronounce the sentence “I think it’s raining” in a fall-rise intonation, you are most like

expressing…

• a question

• you are not sure about that

• you are absolutely sure about that

• I

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Intonation is used to express different ideas when speaking.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

We use Rising intonation…

• in Wh- questions.

• to sound determined.

• in Yes/No questions.

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Which tone would you use when asking, “Can I help you”?

• Rising

• Falling

• Fall-rise

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Which tone would you use if you want to give an order?

• Rising

• Falling

• Fall-rise

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Rising intonation indicates how the voice rises at the end of the sentence.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B