Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 159 · 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 rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
4. 4.A list: “We bought lassi, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) milk
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice
7. 7.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
13. 13.A list: “We bought rice, juice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti (c) juice
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice
15. 15.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) coffee
16. 16.A list: “We bought rice, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) rice
17. 17.A list: “We bought juice, dosa and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa (c) juice
18. 18.“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 ↘
19. 19.“The shop is open, isn’t it?” 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 idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
21. 21.A list: “We bought roti, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk (c) juice
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
25. 25.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) tea
26. 26.A list: “We bought tea, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) water
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
28. 28.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
29. 29.A list: “We bought water, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) water
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
33. 33.A list: “We bought roti, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) juice
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
35. 35.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
38. 38.A list: “We bought water, juice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water (c) roti
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice

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