Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 1 · 40 questions

How to say it (Let your voice move): Requests: Could you…? / May I…? / Can I…? — not a flat order. Choices and lists: up on each item, down on the last — tea ↗ or coffee ↘? Tags: down when you are sure and want agreement; up when you really ask.

1. 1.A list: “We bought lassi, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) lassi
2. 2.A list: “We bought milk, water and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water (c) roti
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice
5. 5.A list: “We bought idli, roti and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) dosa
6. 6.“They live here, don’t they?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
9. 9.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) lassi
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
11. 11.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa (c) roti
12. 12.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) tea
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
15. 15.A list: “We bought juice, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) water
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
17. 17.A list: “We bought tea, water and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) juice
18. 18.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) juice
19. 19.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
20. 20.“It was a good film, wasn’t it?” You are sure and just want the other person to agree. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
21. 21.A list: “We bought milk, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) juice
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice
23. 23.“She likes tea, doesn’t she?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
24. 24.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
25. 25.“We have a test, don’t we?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
26. 26.“It was a good film, wasn’t it?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
32. 32.A list: “We bought milk, rice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) lassi
33. 33.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
36. 36.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) roti
37. 37.“The shop is open, isn’t it?” You are sure and just want the other person to agree. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice
40. 40.A list: “We bought juice, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) juice

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