Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 51 · 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.“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 ↘
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
7. 7.“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 ↗
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice
10. 10.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti (c) lassi
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
12. 12.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) dosa
13. 13.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) dosa
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
15. 15.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) tea
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
17. 17.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) tea
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
19. 19.A list: “We bought roti, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti (c) idli
20. 20.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
21. 21.A list: “We bought idli, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli (c) milk
22. 22.A list: “We bought tea, juice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa (c) juice
23. 23.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
24. 24.A list: “We bought tea, milk and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) tea
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
26. 26.A list: “We bought water, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice (c) coffee
27. 27.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
28. 28.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) milk
29. 29.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) roti
30. 30.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
31. 31.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti (c) idli
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
33. 33.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
34. 34.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
36. 36.A list: “We bought water, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) water
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
38. 38.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) coffee
39. 39.A list: “We bought milk, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) water
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli

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