Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 372 · 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 dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
2. 2.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) idli
3. 3.A list: “We bought lassi, water and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) juice
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
5. 5.A list: “We bought idli, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) idli
6. 6.“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 ↗
7. 7.A list: “We bought rice, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea (c) juice
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
11. 11.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
12. 12.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) lassi
13. 13.A list: “We bought milk, juice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice (c) milk
14. 14.“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 ↘
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
17. 17.A list: “We bought tea, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) milk
18. 18.A list: “We bought water, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) water
19. 19.A list: “We bought lassi, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) water
20. 20.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
23. 23.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) lassi
24. 24.A list: “We bought coffee, juice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) milk
25. 25.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) idli
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea
27. 27.A list: “We bought juice, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) juice
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee
30. 30.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) idli
31. 31.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
32. 32.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
33. 33.A list: “We bought juice, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice (c) rice
34. 34.A list: “We bought idli, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice (c) idli
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
36. 36.A list: “We bought milk, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water (c) coffee
37. 37.A list: “We bought lassi, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice (c) lassi
38. 38.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) lassi
39. 39.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) juice
40. 40.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) dosa

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