Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 303 · 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.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
2. 2.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
7. 7.A list: “We bought rice, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice (c) rice
8. 8.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) roti
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
10. 10.“The shop is open, 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 ↗
11. 11.A list: “We bought juice, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water (c) juice
12. 12.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) idli
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
15. 15.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
16. 16.A list: “We bought dosa, juice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti (c) juice
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
19. 19.A list: “We bought milk, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) lassi
20. 20.A list: “We bought dosa, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) dosa
21. 21.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
22. 22.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
23. 23.A list: “We bought tea, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) milk
24. 24.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) coffee
25. 25.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) tea
26. 26.A list: “We bought milk, water and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) water
27. 27.A list: “We bought dosa, water and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice (c) water
28. 28.A list: “We bought water, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water (c) milk
29. 29.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) dosa
30. 30.A list: “We bought dosa, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) dosa
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
32. 32.“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 ↗
33. 33.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) milk
34. 34.A list: “We bought roti, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) milk
35. 35.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
36. 36.A list: “We bought milk, roti and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) milk
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
38. 38.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) tea
39. 39.A list: “We bought juice, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) juice
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa

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