Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 449 · 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 tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
2. 2.A list: “We bought dosa, idli and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli (c) lassi
3. 3.A list: “We bought coffee, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) coffee
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi
9. 9.A list: “We bought lassi, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) juice
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
11. 11.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) milk
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice
15. 15.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) dosa
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
17. 17.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
18. 18.“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 ↘
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice
22. 22.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice (c) lassi
23. 23.“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 ↗
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
25. 25.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water (c) roti
26. 26.“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 ↗
27. 27.A list: “We bought tea, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) milk
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
32. 32.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
33. 33.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) milk
34. 34.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) dosa
35. 35.A list: “We bought roti, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) roti
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
37. 37.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea
39. 39.“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 ↘
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa

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