Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 371 · 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 tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
3. 3.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
4. 4.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
5. 5.A list: “We bought idli, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) juice
6. 6.A list: “We bought water, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) lassi
7. 7.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) roti
8. 8.“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 ↘
9. 9.“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 ↗
10. 10.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) dosa
11. 11.A list: “We bought rice, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) milk
12. 12.“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 ↘
13. 13.A list: “We bought water, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice (c) rice
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
16. 16.A list: “We bought water, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) coffee
17. 17.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) coffee
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
20. 20.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
21. 21.“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 ↘
22. 22.A list: “We bought water, roti and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti (c) rice
23. 23.A list: “We bought tea, idli and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) lassi
24. 24.A list: “We bought water, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water (c) milk
25. 25.A list: “We bought water, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) water
26. 26.A list: “We bought rice, idli and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) rice
27. 27.A list: “We bought idli, water and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) water
28. 28.“It is hot today, isn’t it?” 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 ↗
29. 29.A list: “We bought dosa, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice (c) coffee
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water
31. 31.“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 ↗
32. 32.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) lassi
33. 33.A list: “We bought juice, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) juice
34. 34.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
36. 36.A list: “We bought juice, tea and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water (c) tea
37. 37.A list: “We bought roti, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) roti
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
39. 39.A list: “We bought water, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water (c) coffee
40. 40.“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 ↘

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