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Intonation Practice on Questions and Statements – Basic 6 English Lesson Note (First Term)

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Subject: English Studies
Class: Basic 6
Term: First Term
Topic: Intonation Practice on Questions and Statements
Order: Topic 18 of 36 this term
Reading time: 1 min

Question Intonation

Yes/No Questions – Rising intonation ↗

Are you coming to school? ↗
Did you finish your homework? ↗
Can you help me? ↗

Wh-Questions – Falling intonation ↘

What time is it? ↘
Where do you live? ↘
How old are you? ↘

Statement Intonation

Statements – Falling intonation ↘

I am going home. ↘
The weather is nice today. ↘
She likes reading books. ↘

Exercise A – Intonation Practice

Mark each sentence with ↗ or ↘ then read aloud:

What is your name? ___
My name is Kemi. ___
Do you like football? ___
Where are you going? ___
I live in Lagos. ___
Can you swim? ___

This term's English Studies topics

Basic 6 First Term · 36 topics

Speech Work: Intonation Practice on Commands
Structure: Word Formation: Antonyms
Reading: Means of Transportation
Dictation for the Week
Writing: Conclusion Paragraphs
Intonation Practice on Questions and Statements
Structure: Review of Verb Forms
Reading: Passage on an Event
Grammar: Review of Indirect Speech
Dictation for the Week
Writing: Simple Composition Structure

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