Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 379 · 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 water or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa
10. 10.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
12. 12.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
15. 15.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) tea
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
18. 18.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) juice
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
20. 20.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) juice
21. 21.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
22. 22.“He can swim, can’t he?” 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 ↘
23. 23.A list: “We bought lassi, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) water
24. 24.A list: “We bought idli, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) idli
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
27. 27.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) dosa
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
29. 29.“She likes tea, doesn’t she?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
30. 30.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) juice
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
32. 32.A list: “We bought water, roti and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) roti
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti
35. 35.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice
37. 37.A list: “We bought roti, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) coffee
38. 38.A list: “We bought juice, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi (c) tea
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice
40. 40.“They live here, don’t they?” 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 ↗

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