Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 581 · 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 juice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
2. 2.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
3. 3.A list: “We bought idli, milk and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk (c) idli
4. 4.A list: “We bought idli, juice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice (c) milk
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
6. 6.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) coffee
7. 7.A list: “We bought tea, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice (c) tea
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
9. 9.“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 ↘
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
12. 12.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
13. 13.A list: “We bought coffee, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk (c) coffee
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice
15. 15.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) milk
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice
20. 20.A list: “We bought rice, juice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) juice
21. 21.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
25. 25.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) coffee
26. 26.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
27. 27.A list: “We bought idli, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) dosa
28. 28.A list: “We bought coffee, rice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) lassi
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa
34. 34.“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 ↗
35. 35.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti (c) dosa
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
40. 40.A list: “We bought tea, juice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) dosa

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