Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 353 · 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 rice, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice (c) milk
2. 2.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) dosa
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
4. 4.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) milk
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk
7. 7.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) rice
8. 8.A list: “We bought milk, idli and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) milk
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
10. 10.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) rice
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
12. 12.A list: “We bought roti, water and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) juice
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
15. 15.A list: “We bought lassi, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) dosa
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
17. 17.A list: “We bought juice, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water (c) idli
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
22. 22.A list: “We bought rice, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) milk
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa
24. 24.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) water
25. 25.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) tea
26. 26.A list: “We bought roti, lassi and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli (c) roti
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli
31. 31.A list: “We bought milk, roti and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) water
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
33. 33.A list: “We bought roti, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti (c) coffee
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi
37. 37.“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 ↘
38. 38.A list: “We bought lassi, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) roti
39. 39.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) dosa
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice

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