Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 309 · 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.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) coffee
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
3. 3.A list: “We bought water, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) water
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli
6. 6.“We have a test, don’t we?” 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 ↗
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice
8. 8.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi (c) tea
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
10. 10.A list: “We bought tea, water and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) tea
11. 11.A list: “We bought juice, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water (c) idli
12. 12.A list: “We bought tea, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) water
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea
15. 15.A list: “We bought idli, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) tea
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
19. 19.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
20. 20.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) dosa
21. 21.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
22. 22.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
23. 23.A list: “We bought roti, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) water
24. 24.A list: “We bought juice, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) juice
25. 25.“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 ↘
26. 26.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti (c) tea
27. 27.A list: “We bought rice, milk and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk (c) rice
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water
30. 30.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) roti
31. 31.A list: “We bought juice, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) juice
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
33. 33.A list: “We bought tea, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) tea
34. 34.A list: “We bought roti, rice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) roti
35. 35.A list: “We bought lassi, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) tea
36. 36.A list: “We bought tea, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) idli
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli
39. 39.A list: “We bought dosa, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) coffee
40. 40.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) water

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