Falling Intonation
Lower your voice at the end of the sentence to produce
a “falling intonation.” This intonation
is used for a variety of reasons:
Statements
Falling intonation is used in simple sentences that
are not questions. For example:
1. My name is John.
Questions
as where, what, why, when, how, and who. For example:
1. What’s his name?
Rising Intonation
Raise the pitch of your voice at the end of a sentence
to create “rising intonation.”
Yes / no questions
Rising
intonation is used in yes/no questions.
Non-final Intonation
With “non-final intonation,” the pitch rises and falls
within the sentence or word.
Unfinished Thoughts
Non-final intonation is often used to indicate that
you have not ended a thought. To
indicate that you have something more to say, raise
your pitch at the end of the phrase.
For example, “When I saw him...” or “If I study
hard...”
Introductory Words
Non-final intonation is also used with introductory
words, such as actually or by the way.
Since these types of words indicate that a thought is
not finished, the non-final intonation
is appropriate.
Series of Words
Non-final intonation is used in words and phrases that
are listed in a series. The voice rises
at the end of each item, but falls with the final item.
Expressing Choices
Finally, non-final intonation is used when giving a
choice between two or more things.
1. Do you want to eat in or eat out?
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