Question Intonation Worksheet
How to say it (Yes/no up, wh- down): Starts with Do, Is, Are, Can, Did…? Usually up at the end ↗. Starts with What, Where, When, Why, How, Who, Which? Usually down at the end ↘. Put the rise or fall on the last stressed word: Do you like MANgoes? ↗
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- 1.Which question usually goes DOWN at the end? (a) Who is your friend? (b) Can you whistle? (c) Are you hungry?
- 2.“Who is your teacher?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 3.Listen: “Are you busy?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 4.“Do you like mangoes?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 5.Which question usually goes DOWN at the end? (a) Who is your hero? (b) Can you cook? (c) Is it late?
- 6.Listen: “Do you like dogs?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 7.Which question usually goes DOWN at the end? (a) How old is your sister? (b) Can you cook? (c) Is it late?
- 8.“Do you like music?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 9.Which question usually goes UP at the end? (a) Is it new? (b) Where do you study? (c) Who is your hero?
- 10.Listen: “Is it ready?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 11.“Did you see it?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 12.Listen: “Is it open?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 13.Which question usually goes DOWN at the end? (a) Do you like music? (b) How old is your cat? (c) Are you hungry?
- 14.Which question usually goes UP at the end? (a) Why are you late? (b) Why are you tired? (c) Are you tired?
- 15.Listen: “Is it new?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 16.“Is it open?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 17.“Do you like cricket?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 18.Which question usually goes DOWN at the end? (a) Did you find it? (b) Do you like cricket? (c) What is your school?
- 19.Listen: “Did you eat it?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 20.Which question usually goes DOWN at the end? (a) Do you like maths? (b) Can you skate? (c) What is your hobby?
- 21.Listen: “Which fruit do you like?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 22.“Do you like maths?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 23.“What is your hobby?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 24.Listen: “Can you whistle?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 25.“Did you eat it?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 26.“How old is your dog?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 27.Listen: “Who is your friend?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 28.Listen: “Where do you study?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 29.“Where do you study?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 30.Which question usually goes UP at the end? (a) What is your hobby? (b) Is it late? (c) Where do you study?
- 31.Listen: “Where do you live?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 32.Listen: “When does it start?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 33.“Did you find it?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 34.“Are you okay?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 35.“Which game do you like?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 36.Which question usually goes UP at the end? (a) Where do you play? (b) Why are you sad? (c) Are you okay?
- 37.Listen: “Do you like rain?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 38.Which question usually goes UP at the end? (a) Are you busy? (b) What is your name? (c) Which sport do you like?
- 39.Listen: “What is your hobby?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 40.Listen: “How old is your sister?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
Answer key
- Who is your friend?
- Down ↘
- Up ↗
- Up ↗
- Who is your hero?
- Up ↗
- How old is your sister?
- Up ↗
- Is it new?
- Up ↗
- Up ↗
- Up ↗
- How old is your cat?
- Are you tired?
- Up ↗
- Up ↗
- Up ↗
- What is your school?
- Up ↗
- What is your hobby?
- Down ↘
- Up ↗
- Down ↘
- Up ↗
- Up ↗
- Down ↘
- Down ↘
- Down ↘
- Down ↘
- Is it late?
- Down ↘
- Down ↘
- Up ↗
- Up ↗
- Down ↘
- Are you okay?
- Up ↗
- Are you busy?
- Down ↘
- Down ↘
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