Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 14 · 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 dosa or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
6. 6.A list: “We bought tea, water and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) rice
7. 7.A list: “We bought lassi, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) lassi
8. 8.“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 ↗
9. 9.A list: “We bought dosa, juice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa (c) juice
10. 10.A list: “We bought idli, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) rice
11. 11.“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 ↗
12. 12.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) dosa
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
14. 14.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) coffee
15. 15.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) milk
16. 16.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) lassi
17. 17.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk
19. 19.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
20. 20.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
21. 21.A list: “We bought idli, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) tea
22. 22.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli (c) rice
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
24. 24.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
26. 26.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) roti
27. 27.A list: “We bought rice, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti (c) lassi
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
29. 29.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
30. 30.“She likes tea, doesn’t she?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
32. 32.A list: “We bought roti, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) rice
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
34. 34.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) coffee
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
37. 37.“The shop is open, 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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
40. 40.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) roti

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