Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 648 · 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, dosa and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) water
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli
4. 4.A list: “We bought rice, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) roti
5. 5.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
7. 7.“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 ↘
8. 8.A list: “We bought milk, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) idli
9. 9.A list: “We bought coffee, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) rice
10. 10.A list: “We bought milk, idli and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk (c) idli
11. 11.A list: “We bought idli, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) idli
12. 12.“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 ↘
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
15. 15.A list: “We bought lassi, coffee and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) lassi
16. 16.A list: “We bought water, rice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli (c) water
17. 17.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) milk
18. 18.A list: “We bought roti, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water (c) roti
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
20. 20.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
21. 21.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) dosa
22. 22.A list: “We bought dosa, juice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) milk
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
24. 24.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
30. 30.A list: “We bought roti, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti (c) lassi
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
32. 32.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) idli
33. 33.A list: “We bought tea, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) idli
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
35. 35.A list: “We bought coffee, juice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) roti
36. 36.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
37. 37.A list: “We bought juice, milk and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) roti
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
39. 39.A list: “We bought lassi, dosa and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) lassi
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli

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