Intonation

Why do we use intonation?

• for meaning and for emphasis (make things clear)

• to make our speech more interesting

• to sound like a robot

• to make our voice sound flat

• to cry

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Do we use intonation when we stress words?

• yes

• no

• maybe

• I don't know because I don't listen to anything teacher says (i'm crazy)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which intonation patterns do we use in English?

• rising

• falling

• falling-rising

• rising-falling

• flat

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

How's the intonation on the word 'chicken' and then 'ham'?

• rising

• falling

• falling-rising

• rising-falling

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

How is the intonation in the word 'that'?

• rising

• falling

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

How's the intonation in the word 'sure'?

• rising

• falling

• falling-rising

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Variation in the pitch of the voice over a group of words (i.e. a tone unit) is called

• rhythm

• intonation

• stress

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

To sound impressed, the exclamation "How clever she is!" is pronounced with

• a fall-rise

• a rise-fall

• a 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

Boundaries between tone units are NOT marked by

• pitch reset

• lengthening of the final syllable

• lengthening of the initial syllable

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

The sentence "He's lost his dog" pronounced with falling intonation indicates

• certainty

• uncertainty

• irony

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B