Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 410 · 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.A list: “We bought idli, milk and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) milk
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi
3. 3.“The shop is open, 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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
4. 4.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) juice
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
6. 6.“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 ↘
7. 7.A list: “We bought lassi, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) lassi
8. 8.A list: “We bought coffee, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) rice
9. 9.“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 ↘
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
11. 11.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
12. 12.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
16. 16.A list: “We bought water, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) idli
17. 17.A list: “We bought tea, water and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) water
18. 18.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) roti
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
20. 20.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
21. 21.“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 ↘
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
23. 23.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
26. 26.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) coffee
27. 27.A list: “We bought juice, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) dosa
28. 28.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) idli
29. 29.A list: “We bought tea, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) roti
30. 30.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti (c) milk
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
33. 33.A list: “We bought milk, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) tea
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
35. 35.A list: “We bought dosa, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) dosa
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
38. 38.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) lassi
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice

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