Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 287 · 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.“We have a test, don’t we?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
4. 4.A list: “We bought tea, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) roti
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
8. 8.A list: “We bought roti, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti (c) rice
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa
10. 10.“She likes tea, doesn’t she?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
12. 12.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
13. 13.A list: “We bought juice, roti and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) juice
14. 14.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
15. 15.A list: “We bought lassi, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti (c) lassi
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
17. 17.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
19. 19.A list: “We bought rice, idli and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) juice
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
23. 23.A list: “We bought idli, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) water
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice
25. 25.A list: “We bought juice, water and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) juice
26. 26.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) lassi
27. 27.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli
33. 33.A list: “We bought juice, idli and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice (c) idli
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
35. 35.“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 ↘
36. 36.A list: “We bought roti, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) roti
37. 37.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) rice
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
39. 39.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) idli
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water

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