Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 120 · 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 water, roti and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti (c) water
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea
3. 3.“You are coming, aren’t you?” 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 ↘
4. 4.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice (c) milk
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
9. 9.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea
11. 11.A list: “We bought tea, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti (c) juice
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
15. 15.A list: “We bought tea, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water (c) tea
16. 16.A list: “We bought lassi, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) juice
17. 17.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
18. 18.“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 ↗
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
22. 22.A list: “We bought lassi, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti (c) juice
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
24. 24.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
26. 26.A list: “We bought roti, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water (c) roti
27. 27.A list: “We bought coffee, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice (c) coffee
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.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) tea
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
31. 31.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) idli
32. 32.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) lassi
33. 33.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
34. 34.A list: “We bought rice, idli and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) rice
35. 35.A list: “We bought rice, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) rice
36. 36.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli (c) tea
37. 37.A list: “We bought lassi, coffee and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) idli
38. 38.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) coffee
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water

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