Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 632 · 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, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) coffee
2. 2.A list: “We bought roti, dosa and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) roti
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
4. 4.A list: “We bought tea, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) milk
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice
6. 6.A list: “We bought tea, idli and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) roti
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
9. 9.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) dosa
10. 10.A list: “We bought juice, idli and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli (c) rice
11. 11.“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 ↘
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
13. 13.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) coffee
14. 14.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa (c) idli
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
17. 17.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) rice
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
19. 19.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) milk
20. 20.A list: “We bought coffee, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) rice
21. 21.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
22. 22.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi (c) tea
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
24. 24.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) rice
25. 25.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
26. 26.A list: “We bought milk, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) idli
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
30. 30.A list: “We bought rice, juice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi (c) rice
31. 31.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
32. 32.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) milk
33. 33.A list: “We bought roti, water and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) roti
34. 34.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi
36. 36.A list: “We bought milk, roti and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water (c) roti
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli
39. 39.A list: “We bought water, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water (c) milk
40. 40.“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 ↗

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