Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 53 · 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) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
5. 5.A list: “We bought idli, milk and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) milk
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
8. 8.“We have a test, don’t we?” 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 ↗
9. 9.A list: “We bought juice, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) milk
10. 10.A list: “We bought dosa, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) roti
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
14. 14.A list: “We bought rice, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) rice
15. 15.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) water
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
19. 19.A list: “We bought tea, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) milk
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi
21. 21.A list: “We bought rice, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) water
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
23. 23.A list: “We bought water, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa (c) idli
24. 24.A list: “We bought water, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water (c) milk
25. 25.A list: “We bought water, roti and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti (c) water
26. 26.A list: “We bought milk, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) water
27. 27.A list: “We bought dosa, roti and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) dosa
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
29. 29.“They live here, don’t they?” 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 ↗
30. 30.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
31. 31.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
34. 34.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) tea
35. 35.A list: “We bought juice, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) roti
36. 36.A list: “We bought milk, water and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk (c) dosa
37. 37.A list: “We bought roti, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) rice
38. 38.A list: “We bought rice, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) rice
39. 39.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
40. 40.A list: “We bought juice, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) tea

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