Falling and Rising Intonation

What type of intonation is used when you lower your voice at the end of a sentence?

• Falling intonation

• None of the above

Falling intonation is used in simple sentences that are not questions. Which of the following is an example of a sentence with falling intonation?

• Are you coming?

• My name is John.

Which of the following questions would use falling intonation?

• Did you see it?

• What’s his name?

Rising intonation is used in which type of questions?

• Yes/no questions

• Commands

Did he work _______?

• yesterday

• now

Fill in the blank with the correct word: Can you call me at _______ five?

• at

• in

Fill in the blank with the correct word: Excuse _______?

• they

• me

Choose the sentence with rising intonation:

• I finished school↘.

• When I finished school↗, I moved to New York↘.

Choose the sentence with falling intonation:

• I’ll study hard↘.

• If I study hard↗, I’ll get an A↘.

Choose the sentence with rising intonation:

• I’m going inside↘.

• I’m going inside↗, to get something to drink↘.