Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 644 · 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 tea, juice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) juice
2. 2.A list: “We bought lassi, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water (c) milk
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice
4. 4.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
5. 5.A list: “We bought milk, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) milk
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
8. 8.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) juice
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
16. 16.A list: “We bought water, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk (c) coffee
17. 17.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) roti
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
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 roti, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa (c) rice
21. 21.A list: “We bought milk, rice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) milk
22. 22.A list: “We bought idli, juice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) juice
23. 23.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
24. 24.“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 ↗
25. 25.A list: “We bought tea, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) idli
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
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.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice
29. 29.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
31. 31.A list: “We bought dosa, water and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water (c) dosa
32. 32.A list: “We bought rice, juice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) juice
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
34. 34.A list: “We bought rice, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) idli
35. 35.“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 ↗
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
37. 37.A list: “We bought dosa, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli (c) water
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 idli, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) dosa
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice

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