Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 381 · 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.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
2. 2.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) lassi
3. 3.A list: “We bought milk, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) water
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice
5. 5.A list: “We bought milk, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) coffee
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
8. 8.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water (c) rice
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
13. 13.A list: “We bought idli, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) coffee
14. 14.“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 ↗
15. 15.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
16. 16.A list: “We bought juice, dosa and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) dosa
17. 17.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
19. 19.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti (c) dosa
20. 20.“We have a test, don’t we?” 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 idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) tea
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli
23. 23.A list: “We bought roti, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) milk
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
25. 25.A list: “We bought juice, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) juice
26. 26.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
30. 30.“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 ↘
31. 31.A list: “We bought milk, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) milk
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
33. 33.A list: “We bought dosa, lassi and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) roti
34. 34.A list: “We bought coffee, juice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) roti
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
37. 37.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
38. 38.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
39. 39.A list: “We bought rice, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) dosa
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa

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