Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 133 · 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 rice, roti and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) water
2. 2.A list: “We bought water, dosa and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti (c) dosa
3. 3.A list: “We bought water, idli and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water (c) lassi
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
7. 7.“She likes tea, doesn’t she?” 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 ↘
8. 8.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
10. 10.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
20. 20.A list: “We bought juice, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) juice
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
23. 23.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) water
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
27. 27.A list: “We bought tea, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) milk
28. 28.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) lassi
29. 29.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) dosa
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti
33. 33.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice
35. 35.“He can swim, can’t he?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
36. 36.A list: “We bought coffee, juice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) lassi
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
39. 39.“You are coming, aren’t you?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice

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