Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 179 · 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 milk, water and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) water
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk
6. 6.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti (c) coffee
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
14. 14.“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 ↗
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
17. 17.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
18. 18.A list: “We bought juice, idli and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli (c) juice
19. 19.“It is hot today, 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.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) tea
21. 21.A list: “We bought tea, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) milk
22. 22.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
23. 23.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) milk
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
25. 25.“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 ↘
26. 26.A list: “We bought tea, juice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice (c) tea
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
28. 28.A list: “We bought lassi, idli and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli (c) juice
29. 29.A list: “We bought water, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) dosa
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
32. 32.A list: “We bought milk, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) juice
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
34. 34.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) milk
35. 35.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
36. 36.A list: “We bought water, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) rice
37. 37.“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 ↗
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti

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