Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 23 · 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 coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
4. 4.A list: “We bought rice, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) rice
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
7. 7.A list: “We bought juice, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water (c) milk
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
9. 9.A list: “We bought roti, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi (c) milk
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi
11. 11.A list: “We bought juice, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa (c) juice
12. 12.“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 ↘
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
17. 17.A list: “We bought coffee, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) tea
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
19. 19.“He can swim, can’t he?” 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.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee
23. 23.A list: “We bought dosa, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa (c) coffee
24. 24.A list: “We bought coffee, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice (c) coffee
25. 25.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water (c) milk
26. 26.“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 ↘
27. 27.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
29. 29.A list: “We bought lassi, juice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) juice
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water
31. 31.“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 ↘
32. 32.A list: “We bought rice, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) rice
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
34. 34.A list: “We bought rice, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli (c) rice
35. 35.“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 ↗
36. 36.A list: “We bought juice, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water (c) juice
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi
38. 38.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) dosa
39. 39.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) dosa
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli

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