Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 621 · 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 lassi, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice (c) lassi
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
4. 4.A list: “We bought milk, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) coffee
5. 5.“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 ↗
6. 6.A list: “We bought milk, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) juice
7. 7.“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 ↘
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
9. 9.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) coffee
10. 10.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) tea
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti
12. 12.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
13. 13.A list: “We bought rice, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) milk
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
15. 15.“It is hot today, 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 ↘
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
18. 18.A list: “We bought coffee, juice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) juice
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi
20. 20.A list: “We bought juice, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice (c) roti
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
22. 22.A list: “We bought roti, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti (c) milk
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice
24. 24.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) lassi
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
26. 26.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) idli
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
29. 29.A list: “We bought roti, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) roti
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice
31. 31.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
35. 35.A list: “We bought roti, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) water
36. 36.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
37. 37.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) rice
38. 38.“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 ↘
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee

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