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Practice Exercises
Try the below exercises from the HomeSchool Learning Network to practice voice inflection.
Say each sentence in the list below the table with a different emotional inflection from the table and see how it can change the meaning of the sentence. This is a good exercise to do with a friend or relative.
Excited |
Sad |
Scared |
|---|---|---|
Sleepy/Tired |
Impatient/Angry |
Resentful/Sarcastic |
Bored |
Confused |
Powerful |
Sentences:
1. I am so exhausted I could fall asleep right here.
2. This is the most beautiful view I've ever seen.
3. I am certain that I told Harry what time to meet us.
4. Well, well, well, what have we here?
5. My uncle is the best racecar driver ever.
6. Where will we go now?
7. I can hardly wait! We're going to Disneyland.
8. Go away! I never want to see you again.
9. I know, you've only told me twelve times already.
10. My favorite pet fish Ferdinand died.
11. Look out for that falling rock.
12. We'll never make it.
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