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 INTONATION IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF
SENTENCES
- Intonation varies according to sentence
type:
- Learning intonation patterns help you
understand if the speaker is:
asking a question
giving a command
or making a statement.
 Declarative and imperative sentences: falling
intonation
Eg: I am going to purchase a new home.
Eg: Please give me some advice.
 Exclamatory sentences: rise- fall intonation
Eg: This is fun.
 Interrogative sentences : two types
+ “Yes- No” questions: rising intonation
Eg: Are you coming with me?
+ “Wh” questions: falling intonation
Eg: why did you leave ?
• A. Listen to the sentences. Choose types of
sentence for each according to the intonation
you hear
1. a. statement or yes/ no question
b. statement or yes/ no question

2. a. command or wh- question

b. command or wh- question
3. a. statement or exclamation
b. statement or exclamation

B. Listen again. Repeat the sentences using the

same intonation that you hear.
 ANSWER KEY
A.
1.a. yes-no question b. statement
2.a. command b. wh- question
3.a. statement b. exclamation
B.
1.a. Is this your new coat?
1.b. This is your new coat.
2.a. Tell me what you want to buy.
2.b.what do you want to buy?
3.a. Saving money can actually be fun.
3.b. Saving money can actually be fun.
References
Craven, M. and Sherman, D. K. (2011). Q: Skills
for Success 3—Listening and Speaking. (p.
180) Oxford: Oxford University Press.