Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 623 · 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 coffee, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) milk
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea
5. 5.A list: “We bought coffee, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) milk
6. 6.“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 ↘
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
8. 8.A list: “We bought milk, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) water
9. 9.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) roti
10. 10.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
11. 11.A list: “We bought roti, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) roti
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
13. 13.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
17. 17.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) water
18. 18.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
19. 19.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
20. 20.A list: “We bought juice, idli and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice (c) rice
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti
22. 22.“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 ↘
23. 23.A list: “We bought dosa, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) rice
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
25. 25.A list: “We bought roti, dosa and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice (c) roti
26. 26.“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 ↗
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
28. 28.A list: “We bought water, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) water
29. 29.“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 ↘
30. 30.A list: “We bought tea, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) roti
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
32. 32.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
34. 34.A list: “We bought water, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) water
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
36. 36.A list: “We bought dosa, lassi and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) dosa
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
39. 39.A list: “We bought rice, roti and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) rice
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice

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