Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 378 · 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 rice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
6. 6.A list: “We bought milk, idli and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli (c) milk
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
9. 9.“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 ↗
10. 10.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
11. 11.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
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 juice, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) juice
14. 14.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) juice
15. 15.A list: “We bought lassi, water and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) dosa
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice
17. 17.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) rice
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
20. 20.“He can swim, can’t he?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
21. 21.A list: “We bought milk, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) milk
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli
24. 24.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) milk
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
28. 28.“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 ↘
29. 29.“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 ↗
30. 30.A list: “We bought water, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa (c) tea
31. 31.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) water
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
33. 33.A list: “We bought roti, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk (c) rice
34. 34.“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 ↗
35. 35.A list: “We bought rice, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) juice
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
37. 37.A list: “We bought rice, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) rice
38. 38.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) coffee
39. 39.“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 ↗
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk

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