Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 481 · 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 tea, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water (c) tea
2. 2.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) dosa
3. 3.A list: “We bought tea, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) tea
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee
7. 7.A list: “We bought roti, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) milk
8. 8.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) roti
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
11. 11.A list: “We bought water, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) water
12. 12.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
15. 15.A list: “We bought water, lassi and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) roti
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
20. 20.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
21. 21.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
23. 23.A list: “We bought idli, roti and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti (c) idli
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
26. 26.“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 ↘
27. 27.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) dosa
28. 28.A list: “We bought idli, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) tea
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice
31. 31.A list: “We bought milk, rice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) lassi
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
35. 35.“They live here, don’t they?” 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 ↘
36. 36.A list: “We bought idli, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) idli
37. 37.A list: “We bought milk, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) idli
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
39. 39.A list: “We bought idli, lassi and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water (c) lassi
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa

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