Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 496 · 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 juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
3. 3.A list: “We bought rice, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) rice
4. 4.A list: “We bought tea, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) lassi
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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice
10. 10.A list: “We bought roti, idli and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) tea
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
12. 12.“It was a good film, wasn’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 ↗
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
14. 14.A list: “We bought water, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) coffee
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
17. 17.A list: “We bought water, juice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) water
18. 18.A list: “We bought rice, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) milk
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
20. 20.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice
22. 22.A list: “We bought idli, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water (c) rice
23. 23.A list: “We bought water, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) tea
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.A list: “We bought lassi, idli and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi (c) idli
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice
29. 29.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) idli
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
31. 31.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) rice
32. 32.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) lassi
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
35. 35.A list: “We bought idli, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) roti
36. 36.A list: “We bought juice, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) idli
37. 37.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) idli
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
40. 40.A list: “We bought tea, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) milk

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