Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 519 · 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 coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea
7. 7.A list: “We bought juice, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) coffee
8. 8.A list: “We bought lassi, water and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice (c) lassi
9. 9.“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 ↗
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
13. 13.A list: “We bought milk, juice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) lassi
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
15. 15.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) rice
16. 16.“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 ↗
17. 17.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
18. 18.A list: “We bought lassi, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice (c) rice
19. 19.A list: “We bought idli, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) water
20. 20.A list: “We bought tea, roti and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea (c) roti
21. 21.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) coffee
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti
23. 23.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
24. 24.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
27. 27.“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 ↘
28. 28.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) roti
29. 29.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) dosa
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
31. 31.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
35. 35.A list: “We bought water, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water (c) rice
36. 36.A list: “We bought tea, juice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) dosa
37. 37.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
40. 40.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli (c) coffee

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