Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 136 · 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 idli, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) coffee
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea
5. 5.A list: “We bought idli, juice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice (c) idli
6. 6.A list: “We bought rice, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice (c) coffee
7. 7.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) roti
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee
9. 9.A list: “We bought coffee, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) idli
10. 10.“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 ↘
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
15. 15.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
17. 17.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
18. 18.A list: “We bought milk, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) rice
19. 19.“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 ↗
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
22. 22.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
23. 23.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
24. 24.A list: “We bought water, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice (c) water
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice
26. 26.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) tea
27. 27.A list: “We bought dosa, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) milk
28. 28.“We have a test, don’t we?” 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 ↘
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
31. 31.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea
35. 35.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea (c) coffee
36. 36.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) lassi
37. 37.A list: “We bought milk, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) tea
38. 38.A list: “We bought juice, water and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) juice
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice
40. 40.A list: “We bought tea, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) dosa

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