Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 495 · 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 rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
2. 2.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) water
3. 3.“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 ↗
4. 4.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
6. 6.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
11. 11.A list: “We bought water, roti and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti (c) idli
12. 12.“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 ↗
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
16. 16.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) lassi
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk
18. 18.A list: “We bought dosa, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) idli
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice
21. 21.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
22. 22.“He can swim, can’t he?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
23. 23.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) lassi
24. 24.“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 ↘
25. 25.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
27. 27.A list: “We bought dosa, juice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) juice
28. 28.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) dosa
29. 29.“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 ↗
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
31. 31.A list: “We bought tea, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) water
32. 32.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli (c) tea
33. 33.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) coffee
34. 34.“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 ↘
35. 35.A list: “We bought roti, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk (c) water
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
38. 38.“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 ↘
39. 39.A list: “We bought tea, water and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa (c) tea
40. 40.“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 ↘

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