Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 35 · 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 milk, dosa and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa (c) milk
2. 2.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) water
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
7. 7.“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 ↘
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
9. 9.“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 ↘
10. 10.A list: “We bought milk, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) milk
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
12. 12.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) juice
13. 13.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice (c) coffee
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
18. 18.A list: “We bought rice, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) milk
19. 19.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
20. 20.A list: “We bought milk, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) roti
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
22. 22.A list: “We bought dosa, juice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) juice
23. 23.“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 ↘
24. 24.A list: “We bought milk, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) water
25. 25.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) dosa
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
27. 27.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
28. 28.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) coffee
29. 29.A list: “We bought idli, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) tea
30. 30.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) juice
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
33. 33.A list: “We bought milk, idli and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) milk
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi
35. 35.A list: “We bought juice, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice (c) milk
36. 36.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) roti
37. 37.“The shop is open, isn’t it?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
38. 38.A list: “We bought juice, roti and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice (c) roti
39. 39.A list: “We bought dosa, idli and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) dosa
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee

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