Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 653 · 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 water or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
3. 3.A list: “We bought tea, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) water
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
6. 6.A list: “We bought dosa, lassi and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) tea
7. 7.A list: “We bought tea, water and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice (c) tea
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
10. 10.A list: “We bought roti, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) coffee
11. 11.“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 ↗
12. 12.A list: “We bought juice, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice (c) roti
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
18. 18.A list: “We bought dosa, water and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa (c) water
19. 19.A list: “We bought water, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) tea
20. 20.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice
23. 23.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
24. 24.“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 ↗
25. 25.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
27. 27.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) idli
28. 28.A list: “We bought rice, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli (c) rice
29. 29.A list: “We bought dosa, water and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) water
30. 30.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa (c) idli
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
32. 32.A list: “We bought tea, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) roti
33. 33.A list: “We bought water, lassi and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water (c) dosa
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea
37. 37.A list: “We bought idli, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) tea
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
40. 40.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) rice

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