Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 637 · 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.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
2. 2.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) tea
3. 3.A list: “We bought roti, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk (c) tea
4. 4.A list: “We bought coffee, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) rice
5. 5.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) milk
6. 6.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
9. 9.A list: “We bought milk, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) milk
10. 10.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi
12. 12.A list: “We bought lassi, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) coffee
13. 13.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) water
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
15. 15.A list: “We bought idli, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) water
16. 16.A list: “We bought tea, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) tea
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
18. 18.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) milk
19. 19.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
20. 20.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
21. 21.A list: “We bought juice, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) tea
22. 22.A list: “We bought lassi, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) milk
23. 23.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
26. 26.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa (c) coffee
27. 27.A list: “We bought milk, rice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) lassi
28. 28.“He can swim, can’t he?” 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 ↗
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
31. 31.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) water
32. 32.A list: “We bought juice, water and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) juice
33. 33.A list: “We bought tea, juice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) lassi
34. 34.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli (c) tea
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
36. 36.A list: “We bought water, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) roti
37. 37.A list: “We bought juice, idli and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli (c) roti
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
39. 39.“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 ↘
40. 40.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) dosa

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