Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 456 · 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 dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
5. 5.A list: “We bought rice, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli (c) tea
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
8. 8.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) coffee
9. 9.A list: “We bought rice, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) rice
10. 10.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
12. 12.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
14. 14.A list: “We bought idli, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) juice
15. 15.A list: “We bought water, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice (c) roti
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi
17. 17.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) tea
18. 18.A list: “We bought water, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) water
19. 19.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
20. 20.A list: “We bought roti, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) roti
21. 21.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) tea
22. 22.A list: “We bought milk, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) milk
23. 23.A list: “We bought lassi, roti and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti (c) tea
24. 24.“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 ↗
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi
28. 28.A list: “We bought idli, juice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli (c) dosa
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
31. 31.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
32. 32.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
33. 33.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) milk
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
36. 36.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk (c) coffee
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
39. 39.A list: “We bought lassi, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi (c) coffee
40. 40.“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 ↗

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