Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 134 · 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 water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
5. 5.A list: “We bought tea, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) coffee
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
10. 10.A list: “We bought idli, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) idli
11. 11.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
12. 12.A list: “We bought juice, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice (c) coffee
13. 13.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
15. 15.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
23. 23.A list: “We bought idli, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) roti
24. 24.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) rice
25. 25.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
27. 27.A list: “We bought water, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) coffee
28. 28.A list: “We bought lassi, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) rice
29. 29.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water (c) rice
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
31. 31.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) dosa
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi
33. 33.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) tea
34. 34.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
35. 35.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
36. 36.A list: “We bought roti, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) roti
37. 37.A list: “We bought tea, water and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) lassi
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
39. 39.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
40. 40.“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 ↘

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