Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 349 · 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.“You are coming, aren’t you?” 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 ↘
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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
3. 3.“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 ↘
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
5. 5.A list: “We bought roti, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti (c) tea
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
9. 9.“It was a good film, wasn’t it?” 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 ↘
10. 10.“It is hot today, isn’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 ↘
11. 11.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) milk
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
14. 14.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) lassi
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
16. 16.A list: “We bought juice, rice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli (c) juice
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
19. 19.A list: “We bought rice, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli (c) coffee
20. 20.A list: “We bought dosa, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli (c) water
21. 21.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) coffee
22. 22.A list: “We bought lassi, idli and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli (c) juice
23. 23.“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 ↘
24. 24.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) coffee
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
28. 28.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) rice
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
31. 31.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
33. 33.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk (c) coffee
34. 34.A list: “We bought idli, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) tea
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
37. 37.A list: “We bought coffee, water and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water (c) dosa
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk

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