Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 370 · 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.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
4. 4.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
5. 5.“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 ↘
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
10. 10.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa (c) idli
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
12. 12.A list: “We bought tea, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa (c) rice
13. 13.A list: “We bought water, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) tea
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
15. 15.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) coffee
16. 16.“They live here, don’t they?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
17. 17.A list: “We bought milk, idli and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) juice
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
19. 19.A list: “We bought idli, roti and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli (c) roti
20. 20.A list: “We bought roti, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa (c) milk
21. 21.A list: “We bought water, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) idli
22. 22.A list: “We bought roti, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti (c) water
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
24. 24.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) tea
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli
27. 27.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
30. 30.A list: “We bought lassi, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti (c) juice
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice
32. 32.A list: “We bought idli, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) coffee
33. 33.A list: “We bought tea, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) coffee
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice
36. 36.A list: “We bought idli, water and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice (c) idli
37. 37.A list: “We bought tea, idli and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) idli
38. 38.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) dosa
39. 39.A list: “We bought lassi, water and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water (c) dosa
40. 40.A list: “We bought idli, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) idli

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