Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 492 · 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.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
2. 2.A list: “We bought juice, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) juice
3. 3.A list: “We bought dosa, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice (c) dosa
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
5. 5.“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 ↘
6. 6.A list: “We bought coffee, water and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) water
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
9. 9.A list: “We bought tea, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa (c) milk
10. 10.A list: “We bought juice, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) milk
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa
12. 12.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
14. 14.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
17. 17.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) coffee
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti
19. 19.A list: “We bought idli, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli (c) milk
20. 20.“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 ↘
21. 21.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
24. 24.A list: “We bought idli, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli (c) tea
25. 25.“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 ↗
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
28. 28.A list: “We bought lassi, rice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli (c) lassi
29. 29.A list: “We bought water, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) water
30. 30.A list: “We bought water, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) water
31. 31.“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 ↘
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
33. 33.“The shop is open, isn’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 ↗
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk
37. 37.A list: “We bought lassi, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) lassi
38. 38.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) water
39. 39.“It is hot today, 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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
40. 40.A list: “We bought tea, idli and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) roti

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