Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 559 · 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 milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
2. 2.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) idli
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice
4. 4.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
6. 6.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa (c) tea
7. 7.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa (c) lassi
8. 8.A list: “We bought idli, milk and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) roti
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
10. 10.A list: “We bought lassi, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) water
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
15. 15.“She likes tea, doesn’t she?” 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 ↗
16. 16.A list: “We bought juice, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) dosa
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea
18. 18.A list: “We bought milk, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) milk
19. 19.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
20. 20.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli (c) coffee
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
23. 23.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk (c) coffee
24. 24.A list: “We bought idli, tea and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) water
25. 25.“It was a good film, wasn’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 ↘
26. 26.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
27. 27.A list: “We bought dosa, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice (c) rice
28. 28.A list: “We bought water, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) coffee
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
31. 31.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) juice
32. 32.“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 ↗
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
35. 35.A list: “We bought idli, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) dosa
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.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) roti
38. 38.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli
40. 40.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation