Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 566 · 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.A list: “We bought water, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) water
2. 2.“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 ↘
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
5. 5.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) lassi
6. 6.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
7. 7.A list: “We bought roti, idli and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) roti
8. 8.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) dosa
9. 9.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) rice
10. 10.A list: “We bought idli, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) coffee
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
12. 12.“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 ↗
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 lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
15. 15.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
16. 16.A list: “We bought milk, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) tea
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi
21. 21.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
22. 22.A list: “We bought juice, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice (c) tea
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
25. 25.A list: “We bought water, lassi and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli (c) lassi
26. 26.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
27. 27.A list: “We bought lassi, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) rice
28. 28.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
29. 29.“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 ↗
30. 30.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
32. 32.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice
34. 34.A list: “We bought roti, juice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti (c) lassi
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
38. 38.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa
40. 40.A list: “We bought juice, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) rice

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