Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 534 · 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 idli or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water
3. 3.A list: “We bought idli, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) juice
4. 4.“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 ↗
5. 5.“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 ↗
6. 6.A list: “We bought dosa, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water (c) dosa
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
9. 9.A list: “We bought rice, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) tea
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
11. 11.“They live here, don’t they?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
12. 12.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
14. 14.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) rice
15. 15.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) dosa
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
17. 17.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea
19. 19.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
20. 20.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) juice
21. 21.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
22. 22.“You are coming, aren’t you?” 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 ↘
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi
24. 24.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) juice
25. 25.A list: “We bought tea, roti and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti (c) dosa
26. 26.A list: “We bought water, idli and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli (c) tea
27. 27.A list: “We bought juice, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk (c) juice
28. 28.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
32. 32.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
33. 33.A list: “We bought lassi, water and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) juice
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk
35. 35.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
36. 36.“We have a test, don’t we?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti
39. 39.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) roti
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi

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