Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 516 · 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) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
5. 5.A list: “We bought roti, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk (c) juice
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli
7. 7.A list: “We bought milk, water and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) milk
8. 8.A list: “We bought idli, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) dosa
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
11. 11.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
14. 14.A list: “We bought dosa, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) dosa
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice
17. 17.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water (c) coffee
18. 18.A list: “We bought roti, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) dosa
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
21. 21.“The shop is open, 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 ↘
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi
26. 26.“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 ↗
27. 27.A list: “We bought tea, idli and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli (c) tea
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.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
30. 30.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
32. 32.A list: “We bought juice, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) roti
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti
34. 34.A list: “We bought water, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) coffee
35. 35.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
36. 36.A list: “We bought juice, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice (c) water
37. 37.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) roti
38. 38.A list: “We bought tea, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) milk
39. 39.A list: “We bought milk, juice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice (c) milk
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa

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