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English Intonation Patterns

Intonation describes how the voice rises and falls in speech, with the three main patterns being falling, rising, and fall-rising intonation. Falling intonation occurs when the voice falls on the final stressed syllable and is used in wh-questions and definitive statements. Rising intonation occurs when the voice rises at the end of a sentence and is used in yes-no questions.

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English Intonation Patterns

Intonation describes how the voice rises and falls in speech, with the three main patterns being falling, rising, and fall-rising intonation. Falling intonation occurs when the voice falls on the final stressed syllable and is used in wh-questions and definitive statements. Rising intonation occurs when the voice rises at the end of a sentence and is used in yes-no questions.

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Intonation describes how the voice rises and falls in speech.

The three main patterns of


intonation in English are: falling intonation, rising intonation and fall-rise intonation.

Falling intonation
Falling intonation describes how the voice falls on the final stressed syllable of a phrase or a
group of words. A falling intonation is very common in wh-questions.
Where’s the nearest p↘ost-office?
What time does the film f↘inish?
We also use falling intonation when we say something definite, or when we want to be very
clear about something:
I think we are completely l↘ost.
OK, here’s the magaz↘ine you wanted.
Rising intonation
Rising intonation describes how the voice rises at the end of a sentence. Rising intonation is
common in yes-no questions:
I hear the Health Centre is expanding. So, is that the new d↗octor?
Are you thirsty?

Stress is the relative emphasis that may be given to certain syllables in a word, or to certain
words in a phrase or sentence. In English, stressed syllables are louder than non-
stressed syllables. Also, they are longer and have a higher pitch. English is a stress-timed
language.

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