Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 110 · 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.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
4. 4.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa (c) milk
5. 5.A list: “We bought roti, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) roti
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
7. 7.A list: “We bought milk, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) roti
8. 8.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) juice
9. 9.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) milk
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.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice
12. 12.“They live here, don’t they?” You are sure and just want the other person to agree. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
13. 13.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) water
14. 14.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) juice
15. 15.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
16. 16.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
17. 17.A list: “We bought roti, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) water
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
20. 20.“It is hot today, 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 ↘
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
22. 22.“It is hot today, isn’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 ↗
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti
24. 24.A list: “We bought lassi, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) coffee
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
26. 26.A list: “We bought water, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) water
27. 27.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
28. 28.A list: “We bought dosa, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) roti
29. 29.A list: “We bought idli, juice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) juice
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
34. 34.A list: “We bought coffee, water and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) dosa
35. 35.A list: “We bought coffee, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) juice
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
37. 37.A list: “We bought milk, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti (c) milk
38. 38.A list: “We bought roti, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) roti
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli

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