Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 596 · 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 tea, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea (c) juice
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice
4. 4.A list: “We bought roti, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti (c) tea
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
6. 6.A list: “We bought rice, roti and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti (c) tea
7. 7.“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 ↘
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
9. 9.A list: “We bought coffee, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) coffee
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
11. 11.A list: “We bought coffee, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice (c) coffee
12. 12.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) milk
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
14. 14.A list: “We bought tea, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) roti
15. 15.A list: “We bought juice, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) rice
16. 16.“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 ↗
17. 17.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) juice
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea
19. 19.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) lassi
20. 20.A list: “We bought tea, juice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) water
21. 21.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) dosa
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
24. 24.A list: “We bought juice, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) dosa
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
26. 26.A list: “We bought juice, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice (c) coffee
27. 27.A list: “We bought water, idli and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli (c) water
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk
30. 30.A list: “We bought tea, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice (c) tea
31. 31.A list: “We bought rice, roti and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) idli
32. 32.A list: “We bought rice, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli (c) rice
33. 33.A list: “We bought water, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) coffee
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
35. 35.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) coffee
36. 36.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) coffee
37. 37.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
38. 38.A list: “We bought juice, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) juice
39. 39.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea

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