Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 285 · 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 milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
2. 2.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) rice
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
4. 4.A list: “We bought lassi, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti (c) milk
5. 5.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) coffee
6. 6.A list: “We bought milk, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) juice
7. 7.A list: “We bought rice, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) rice
8. 8.A list: “We bought water, juice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi (c) water
9. 9.A list: “We bought milk, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) water
10. 10.A list: “We bought water, lassi and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) lassi
11. 11.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) dosa
12. 12.A list: “We bought rice, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) milk
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
14. 14.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa (c) idli
15. 15.“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 ↘
16. 16.A list: “We bought milk, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli (c) milk
17. 17.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) tea
18. 18.A list: “We bought lassi, water and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) water
19. 19.A list: “We bought idli, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice (c) rice
20. 20.A list: “We bought rice, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) tea
21. 21.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli (c) coffee
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water
24. 24.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
25. 25.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
26. 26.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
29. 29.A list: “We bought water, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa (c) tea
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
31. 31.A list: “We bought lassi, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) rice
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
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.A list: “We bought water, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water (c) rice
36. 36.A list: “We bought water, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water (c) rice
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
38. 38.A list: “We bought roti, lassi and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice (c) lassi
39. 39.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) juice
40. 40.A list: “We bought roti, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) roti

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