Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 636 · 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, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) coffee
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
3. 3.A list: “We bought tea, rice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) rice
4. 4.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
5. 5.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
6. 6.A list: “We bought tea, idli and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice (c) tea
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi
11. 11.A list: “We bought milk, juice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli (c) milk
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee
14. 14.A list: “We bought lassi, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) rice
15. 15.“You are coming, aren’t you?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
16. 16.“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 ↗
17. 17.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) coffee
18. 18.A list: “We bought water, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) lassi
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
22. 22.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) lassi
23. 23.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa (c) rice
24. 24.A list: “We bought roti, water and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) juice
25. 25.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) rice
26. 26.“We have a test, don’t we?” 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 ↘
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
29. 29.A list: “We bought idli, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli (c) tea
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice
31. 31.“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 ↗
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
33. 33.A list: “We bought juice, dosa and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) water
34. 34.“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 ↘
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
37. 37.A list: “We bought lassi, idli and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli (c) rice
38. 38.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) rice
39. 39.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi

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