Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 175 · 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 rice, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) dosa
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee
4. 4.A list: “We bought lassi, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi (c) roti
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
7. 7.A list: “We bought milk, water and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) milk
8. 8.A list: “We bought juice, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) juice
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
10. 10.A list: “We bought milk, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) tea
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
12. 12.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
13. 13.“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 ↘
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
17. 17.“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 ↘
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
20. 20.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) coffee
21. 21.A list: “We bought dosa, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli (c) coffee
22. 22.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) tea
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
26. 26.A list: “We bought coffee, juice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) coffee
27. 27.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
28. 28.A list: “We bought lassi, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli (c) water
29. 29.A list: “We bought water, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) rice
30. 30.A list: “We bought roti, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti (c) milk
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
32. 32.“She likes tea, doesn’t she?” 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 ↗
33. 33.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
36. 36.A list: “We bought juice, water and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti (c) water
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
39. 39.“It was a good film, wasn’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 ↗
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee

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