Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 471 · 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, lassi and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) idli
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
3. 3.A list: “We bought juice, dosa and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) juice
4. 4.A list: “We bought milk, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) milk
5. 5.A list: “We bought rice, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea (c) roti
6. 6.“You are coming, aren’t you?” 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 ↘
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi
8. 8.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) idli
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
10. 10.“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 ↘
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
12. 12.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) milk
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
15. 15.“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 ↘
16. 16.“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 ↘
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
18. 18.A list: “We bought roti, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa (c) rice
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
21. 21.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
23. 23.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti
25. 25.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice (c) coffee
26. 26.A list: “We bought dosa, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli (c) water
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
32. 32.A list: “We bought juice, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) juice
33. 33.A list: “We bought dosa, roti and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa (c) roti
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi
35. 35.A list: “We bought lassi, juice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) juice
36. 36.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
37. 37.“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 ↗
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
40. 40.A list: “We bought milk, roti and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) milk

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