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.Listen: “Are you okay?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 2.Which question usually goes UP at the end? (a) Who is your hero? (b) How old is your dog? (c) Are you busy?
- 3.Which question usually goes UP at the end? (a) Which sport do you like? (b) Is it hot? (c) Where do you work?
- 4.“Can you dance?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 5.Which question usually goes UP at the end? (a) Do you like rain? (b) How old is your sister? (c) Where do you study?
- 6.Listen: “How old is your sister?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 7.Listen: “Is it far?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 8.“Are you okay?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 9.“How old is your cat?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 10.Listen: “Is it open?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 11.“Do you like rain?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 12.Which question usually goes UP at the end? (a) Why are you happy? (b) When does it open? (c) Do you like mangoes?
- 13.“Why are you sad?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 14.“Who is your friend?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 15.Which question usually goes UP at the end? (a) Why are you sad? (b) Where do you study? (c) Do you like music?
- 16.Listen: “Which song do you like?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 17.Which question usually goes DOWN at the end? (a) Do you like cricket? (b) Did you find it? (c) Who is your friend?
- 18.“Do you like dogs?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 19.“Can you whistle?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 20.Listen: “How old is your cat?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 21.Which question usually goes UP at the end? (a) Why are you happy? (b) Where do you study? (c) Is it far?
- 22.“What is your school?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 23.“When does it open?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 24.Which question usually goes DOWN at the end? (a) Is it open? (b) Where do you work? (c) Do you like maths?
- 25.“Where do you work?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 26.“Is it new?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 27.“Where do you study?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 28.“Are you busy?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 29.“Is it ready?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 30.Which question usually goes DOWN at the end? (a) Is it far? (b) Can you swim? (c) How old is your dog?
- 31.Listen: “Who is your hero?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 32.Listen: “How old is your brother?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 33.Listen: “Did you see it?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 34.Which question usually goes DOWN at the end? (a) Is it open? (b) Which song do you like? (c) Are you ready?
- 35.Listen: “Is it late?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 36.Listen: “Where do you live?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 37.“Did you eat it?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 38.Listen: “Which game do you like?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
- 39.“Which sport do you like?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
- 40.“How old is your brother?” — does your voice usually go up or down at the end? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
Answer key
- Up ↗
- Are you busy?
- Is it hot?
- Up ↗
- Do you like rain?
- Down ↘
- Up ↗
- Up ↗
- Down ↘
- Up ↗
- Up ↗
- Do you like mangoes?
- Down ↘
- Down ↘
- Do you like music?
- Down ↘
- Who is your friend?
- Up ↗
- Up ↗
- Down ↘
- Is it far?
- Down ↘
- Down ↘
- Where do you work?
- Down ↘
- Up ↗
- Down ↘
- Up ↗
- Up ↗
- How old is your dog?
- Down ↘
- Down ↘
- Up ↗
- Which song do you like?
- Up ↗
- Down ↘
- Up ↗
- Down ↘
- Down ↘
- Down ↘
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