I Want To Eat Outside This Evening': Intonation Patterns in English
I Want To Eat Outside This Evening': Intonation Patterns in English
I Want To Eat Outside This Evening': Intonation Patterns in English
Falling Intonation
Falling intonation is when the words in a sentence gradually fall in tone (or
musical note) almost in a stepwise manner.
Statements or comments
Wh questions like ‘where are you going?’
Low energy emotions such as boredom, disinterest
Reminder:
Intonation is the rise and fall of the voice in speech. The two kinds of
intonation are falling intonation and rising intonation.
Rising intonation is used (1) at the end of a yes/no question, (2) after a
phrase within a sentence, and (3) in enumerating persons, places,
objects, and others.
Set-Up: Read the dialogue with a classmate. Read one part while your
classmate reads the other part. Answer the questions that follow. Take
note of the rising and falling intonation at the end of each sentence.
Danny: Have you heart the news? Mark won the Spelling Quiz Bee
Contest!
Pamela: No, I haven’t. What did he receive as a prize?
Danny: Mark got $500 in cash!
Pamela: Really? That’s wonderful!
Danny: Not only that. He will tour to Boracay for a week with his
family.
Pamela: That’s great! I will tell Mark to bring me white sand for my
aquarium.
Danny: As for me, seashells will do.
Pamela: Look, Danny, Mark is coming!
Gear Up:
Listen to your teacher as he/she reads the following sentences. Take note
of the intonation in each sentence.
1. Rising Intonation:
2. Falling Intonation
3.
a. A statement, command, or request
The girls will serve as usherettes.
Please lend me your book.
My teacher is very patient.
Work Out:
Read the following sentences. If the sentence has a falling intonation,
write F, if it has a rising intonation, write R.
11. There are wonderful places in the Philippines.
12. Have you met our new principal?
13. Girls are interested in dances, but boys are interested in sports.
14. Where did you leave your bag?
15. Mrs. Legaspi bakes tarts, cakes, cookies, and pieces of bread.
16. What will you wear for the party?
17. Please come to my party.
18. My mother bought rice, viand, vegetables, and fruits.
19. Can you come with me?
20. Together with his cousins, Krystal flew to Davao
– Words stressed on the first syllable, second syllable, the third syllable
Words having two or more syllables are pronounced with a stress on one
of the syllables. It may be on the first, second, or third syllable.
Set-Up
Read the dialogue with a classmate. Read one part while your classmate
reads the other part. Take note of the correct stress on the italicized
words in the sentences.
Genie: Hello, Glenda! I guess you’re enjoying your school activities.
Glenda: Yes! We have different activities in our school.
Genie: By the way, where are you studying?
Glenda: Don’t you know? I’m studying at San Lorenzo
Ruiz Elementary School. I like it there. We have interesting activities.
Genie: What activities or organizations do you have in your school?
Glenda: We have Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Last Monday, we had
an investiture ceremony. The district supervisor came and delivered a
speech. Different committees worked together to make the program a
success.
Genie: Hope you’ll invite me to one of your programs or school activities.
Glenda: I sure will. Bye now.
Who is enjoying the different activities in her school?
In what school does Glenda study?
What activities or organizations in her school does Glenda find
interesting?
Read the following words. Take note of the capitalized syllable where the
word is stressed.
1. physical
2. elementary
3. congregation
4. phenomenon
5. successful
6. geography
7. paragraph
8. neophyte
9. telegraph
10. Inspiration
Work Out
Listen to your teacher as he/she reads the following words. Take note of
the stressed syllable in each word. Encircle the stressed syllable.
11. profitable
12. supervisor
13. ceremony
14. necessary
15. interesting
16. occasional
17. kilometer
18. economics
19. education
20. instructional