Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 525 · 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 lassi or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi
2. 2.A list: “We bought juice, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) coffee
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
4. 4.“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 ↗
5. 5.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) tea
6. 6.A list: “We bought water, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk (c) dosa
7. 7.A list: “We bought water, rice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) rice
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
9. 9.A list: “We bought lassi, juice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) juice
10. 10.A list: “We bought juice, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) roti
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
12. 12.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
13. 13.A list: “We bought idli, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice (c) idli
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
15. 15.A list: “We bought juice, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) juice
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk
20. 20.A list: “We bought tea, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) water
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea
22. 22.A list: “We bought water, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa (c) coffee
23. 23.A list: “We bought tea, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk (c) tea
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
26. 26.A list: “We bought roti, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti (c) milk
27. 27.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) dosa
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee
32. 32.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) coffee
33. 33.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) milk
34. 34.A list: “We bought milk, roti and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) tea
35. 35.A list: “We bought roti, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) rice
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
37. 37.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) dosa
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
39. 39.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) idli
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa

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