Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 607 · 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 dosa, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) dosa
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
3. 3.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) water
4. 4.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
8. 8.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) milk
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
11. 11.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
12. 12.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
13. 13.A list: “We bought juice, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) dosa
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
17. 17.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
19. 19.A list: “We bought milk, water and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water (c) roti
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi
21. 21.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) idli
22. 22.A list: “We bought milk, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) milk
23. 23.A list: “We bought tea, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) rice
24. 24.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
26. 26.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
28. 28.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) juice
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
32. 32.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
33. 33.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) rice
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
35. 35.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) milk
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
38. 38.A list: “We bought rice, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) rice
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi
40. 40.A list: “We bought dosa, water and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) water

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