Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 197 · 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 idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
3. 3.A list: “We bought roti, water and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) roti
4. 4.A list: “We bought milk, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) dosa
5. 5.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
9. 9.A list: “We bought dosa, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa (c) milk
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
11. 11.A list: “We bought dosa, lassi and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) idli
12. 12.“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 ↗
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti
14. 14.“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 ↘
15. 15.A list: “We bought lassi, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) dosa
16. 16.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) lassi
17. 17.A list: “We bought idli, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) idli
18. 18.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) coffee
19. 19.A list: “We bought roti, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti (c) rice
20. 20.“We have a test, don’t we?” 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 ↘
21. 21.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
22. 22.A list: “We bought water, roti and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) roti
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice
25. 25.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
26. 26.A list: “We bought milk, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) water
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice
28. 28.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) tea
29. 29.“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 ↘
30. 30.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice (c) lassi
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa
32. 32.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
33. 33.“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 ↗
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
37. 37.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) dosa
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa
39. 39.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti (c) rice
40. 40.A list: “We bought idli, water and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) water

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