Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 425 · 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 lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
2. 2.A list: “We bought milk, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) milk
3. 3.“We have a test, don’t we?” 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.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
7. 7.A list: “We bought dosa, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa (c) milk
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
11. 11.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
20. 20.A list: “We bought tea, water and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) water
21. 21.A list: “We bought water, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice (c) dosa
22. 22.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
24. 24.A list: “We bought dosa, juice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) milk
25. 25.“It was a good film, wasn’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 ↘
26. 26.“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 ↗
27. 27.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
28. 28.A list: “We bought juice, water and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water (c) juice
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
30. 30.A list: “We bought dosa, water and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) roti
31. 31.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
33. 33.“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 ↗
34. 34.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) lassi
35. 35.A list: “We bought tea, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) coffee
36. 36.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
37. 37.A list: “We bought idli, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) rice
38. 38.A list: “We bought roti, idli and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) roti
39. 39.A list: “We bought water, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice (c) milk
40. 40.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) dosa

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