Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 224 · 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 lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi
3. 3.A list: “We bought rice, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk (c) rice
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi
5. 5.A list: “We bought water, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) juice
6. 6.“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 ↗
7. 7.A list: “We bought idli, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) roti
8. 8.A list: “We bought roti, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti (c) milk
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
11. 11.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti (c) coffee
12. 12.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) lassi
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
15. 15.A list: “We bought lassi, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli (c) water
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water
17. 17.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
19. 19.A list: “We bought tea, water and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water (c) tea
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
21. 21.A list: “We bought lassi, idli and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) lassi
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice
23. 23.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa
25. 25.A list: “We bought lassi, juice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti (c) lassi
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
27. 27.A list: “We bought milk, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water (c) idli
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
33. 33.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) tea
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli
36. 36.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) lassi
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa
38. 38.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
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.A list: “We bought water, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) water

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