Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 155 · 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 idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
2. 2.“He can swim, can’t he?” 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 ↗
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
4. 4.“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 ↗
5. 5.“It is hot today, 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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi
7. 7.“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 ↘
8. 8.A list: “We bought tea, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea (c) milk
9. 9.A list: “We bought milk, roti and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) roti
10. 10.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli (c) dosa
11. 11.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) lassi
12. 12.A list: “We bought idli, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti (c) idli
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
14. 14.A list: “We bought lassi, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) rice
15. 15.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) tea
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
17. 17.A list: “We bought milk, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) milk
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
19. 19.A list: “We bought water, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice (c) coffee
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti
21. 21.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) water
22. 22.A list: “We bought milk, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) idli
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
24. 24.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi (c) tea
25. 25.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
26. 26.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
28. 28.A list: “We bought coffee, water and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water (c) lassi
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
34. 34.A list: “We bought coffee, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) rice
35. 35.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) dosa
36. 36.A list: “We bought lassi, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) lassi
37. 37.A list: “We bought roti, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice (c) coffee
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
40. 40.“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 ↗

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