Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 221 · 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 water or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
5. 5.A list: “We bought water, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) water
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
7. 7.“You are coming, aren’t you?” 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 juice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water
12. 12.A list: “We bought dosa, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) dosa
13. 13.A list: “We bought lassi, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi (c) juice
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
16. 16.A list: “We bought dosa, water and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa (c) rice
17. 17.A list: “We bought coffee, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) rice
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
19. 19.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) tea
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee
22. 22.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
23. 23.“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 ↘
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
25. 25.A list: “We bought milk, roti and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) dosa
26. 26.A list: “We bought roti, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti (c) idli
27. 27.A list: “We bought dosa, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) water
28. 28.A list: “We bought dosa, juice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi (c) dosa
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice
31. 31.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) dosa
32. 32.A list: “We bought idli, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) idli
33. 33.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
37. 37.A list: “We bought tea, juice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) juice
38. 38.A list: “We bought tea, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) coffee
39. 39.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) rice
40. 40.A list: “We bought coffee, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) tea

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