This document discusses inferring a speaker's tone, mood, and purpose from what is said. It provides examples of different tones like happy, sad, and angry. Mood is the feeling conveyed, while purpose is the intention behind the words. The document gives scenarios and asks the reader to determine the tone, mood, and purpose based on contexts clues. It emphasizes that understanding these can help interpret a speaker's message and feelings.

1. INFERRING SPEAKER’S
TONE, MOOD AND
PURPOSE
Presented by:
JHOVELYN RODELAS
ASC, Practice Teacher

2. HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
HAPPY SAD
EXCITED

3. “Jumping up and down in the
room, the little girl laughs so
loud as she repeatedly says,
“I will be a big sister soon!”
1. What attitude does the
speaker display toward the
topic?
2. What did you feel toward
the topic?

4. LET’S
PLAY!

5. happy
sad
angry

6. curious
excited
happy

7. excited
curious
angry

8. happy
sad
excited

9. happy
curious
sad

10. •Inferring the speaker’s tone, mood and
purpose is giving idea on what maybe the
feeling/intention of the speaker in a scenario.
•By doing so, it could help us to find meaning
and help us feel more connected to the
speaker.

11.  Tone is the speaker’s attitude towards the audience,
the subject or the character. You can recognize the
tone by the word choices the speaker’s uttered.
“We had a great time at the party. The clowns
were hilarious and talented.”
TONE

12. Mood is the feeling the readers get from the
writing.
“There was plenty of food and music was playing.
Everybody was having fun.
MOOD

13. Is the intention or reason of the author in
writing a text.
2. PURPOSE

14. “Fish breathe under water using gills, not lungs.
They live in water. They have scales and fins.
Fish are cold-blooded animals and lay many
eggs.”
Three Common Purposes
1. To inform

15. “I have three dogs. Dogs are the best pets. They
are very loving and helpful. It’s fun to teach them
new tricks. You should also get a dog now.”
Three Common Purposes
2. To persuade

16. “The rabbit and the turtle had a race. The rabbit
thought that the turtle was slow. The rabbit fell
asleep and the turtle won the race.”
Three Common Purposes
3. To entertain

17. a. Happy b. Excited c. Angry
d. Jealous e. Motivated f. Sad
_________ 1. Billy’s face was red as he looked at
his big brother. Suddenly he threw
his gloves. He turned around and
run up the stairs and slummed shut
his bedroom door.
ACTIVITY 1

18. a. Happy b. Excited c. Angry
d. Jealous e. Motivated f. Sad
_________ 2. Anna’s heart was beating fast. She
cannot hide the smile on her face.
Her hands were cold as she
receives her medal and trophy
.

19. a. Happy b. Excited c. Angry
d. Jealous e. Motivated f. Sad
_________ 3. Lorna’s face was full of tears. She
was trembling. She does not like to
talk to anyone in the room.
.

20. a. Happy b. Excited c. Angry
d. Jealous e. Motivated f. Sad
_________ 4. If we work together, we will be
able to overcome the present pandemic that we
are facing right now.
.

21. a. Happy b. Excited c. Angry
d. Jealous e. Motivated f. Sad
_________ 5. President Duterte arrived, and the
reporter packed around the car
door to get a single glimpse of
him.
.

22. 1. A speech about why Philippines is the best
country to go on vacation.
a.Persuade
b.Inform
c.Entertain
Read and analyze the sentences. Encircle the
purpose for each sentence.
ACTIVITY 2

23. 2. A speech about why Philippines is the best
country to go on vacation.
a.Persuade
b.Inform
c.Entertain
Read and analyze the sentences. Encircle the
purpose for each sentence.

24. 3. A comedian telling knock-knock jokes.
a. Persuade
b. Inform
c. Entertain
Read and analyze the sentences. Encircle the
purpose for each sentence.

25. 4. A commercial about the best laundry soap
product in town.
a. Persuade
b.Inform
c. Entertain
Read and analyze the sentences. Encircle the
purpose for each sentence.

26. 5. A newspaper article about the Corona Virus.
a. Persuade
b.Inform
c. Entertain
Read and analyze the sentences. Encircle the
purpose for each sentence.

27. Read the scenario. Analyze what will be the
speaker’s tone, mood and purpose.
“Their cheers energized him and after a few more
seconds, he was already on top. “I did it!”, he
shouted politely.”
1. What is the speaker’s tone?
ACTIVITY 3

28. Read the scenario. Analyze what will be the
speaker’s tone, mood and purpose.
“Their cheers energized him and after a few more
seconds, he was already on top. “I did it!”, he
shouted politely.”
2. What is the speaker’s mood?

29. Read the scenario. Analyze what will be the
speaker’s tone, mood and purpose.
“Their cheers energized him and after a few more
seconds, he was already on top. “I did it!”, he
shouted politely.”
3. What is the speaker’s purpose?

30. 1. Happy ______________________________________________.
2. Sad__________________________________________________.
3. Angry_______________________________________________.
4. Doubtful_____________________________________________.
5. Afraid_______________________________________________.
Compose a short statement inferring the different
tone or mood. Write your answer on the blank.
ACTIVITY 4

31. Tone refers to the speaker’s attitude towards the
subject or topic.
Moods is the overall emotion or feeling
expressed in the story.
A poet’s purpose in writing may be to instruct or inform, to
entertain, or to persuade.
Inferring to speaker’s tone, mood and purpose gives you the
idea on what specific feeling/intention that the character does
or says on the scenario or story.
GENERALIZATION

32. Read the events, passages, and utterances. Write the
letter of the word that expressing the mood conveyed.
1.“Dad, I don’t have failing grades. Christian showed it
to his parents.”
a. hope
b. proud
c. amazed
d. scared
EVALUATION

33. Read the events, passages, and utterances. Write the
letter of the word that expressing the mood conveyed.
1. “
2. And like the Narra tree you’ll grow upright and
very tall, unafraid of wind, rain and storm.”
a.Courage
b.calm
c.excited
d.worried

34. 1. “
3. “I hope Ana will never be lonely again said his
mother.”
a.Playful
b.sad
c.amazed
d.scared
Read the events, passages, and utterances. Write the
letter of the word that expressing the mood conveyed.

35. 1. “
4. “Here comes the rain! Our crops will grow. There will
be enough food for us.”
a.Joyful
b.dismay
c.angry
d.afraid
Read the events, passages, and utterances. Write the
letter of the word that expressing the mood conveyed.

36. 1. “
5. Sheena enjoys playing in the park with her friend
and cheerfully singing their favorite song.
a.cheerful
b.worried
c.curious
d.angry
Read the events, passages, and utterances. Write the
letter of the word that expressing the mood conveyed.