nounIn: The Core Speaking Words, The Most Useful Nouns, The Most Useful Verbs

Adjectives with tone

  • friendlyfriendlypolitewarm
  • serious
  • rude
  • sarcastic

Verbs with tone

  • set
  • change
  • soften

Phrases with tone

  • tone of voice
  • don't take that tone

Practice · 2 min

Fill the collocation, then say the whole sentence out loud.

  1. 1

    His opening joke ___ the tone for the evening.

  2. 2

    I didn't like her ___ of voice.

  3. 3

    Please keep a ___ tone in the reply.

  4. 4

    Try to ___ your tone a little.

Say it today

Use it once in a real conversation before tomorrow. Out loud counts, even to yourself.