Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 655 · 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 water, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) water
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
5. 5.“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 ↘
6. 6.A list: “We bought dosa, roti and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti (c) rice
7. 7.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
10. 10.A list: “We bought idli, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) idli
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
12. 12.“We have a test, don’t we?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
13. 13.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) milk
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
15. 15.A list: “We bought juice, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) coffee
16. 16.A list: “We bought juice, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) juice
17. 17.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
19. 19.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
20. 20.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) lassi
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
23. 23.A list: “We bought tea, rice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) rice
24. 24.A list: “We bought roti, water and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) dosa
25. 25.A list: “We bought dosa, roti and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti (c) idli
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
27. 27.“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 ↗
28. 28.A list: “We bought coffee, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) tea
29. 29.A list: “We bought idli, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) water
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
31. 31.A list: “We bought water, roti and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti (c) rice
32. 32.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) tea
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
34. 34.A list: “We bought roti, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) juice
35. 35.“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 ↘
36. 36.A list: “We bought idli, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) tea
37. 37.A list: “We bought dosa, lassi and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) lassi
38. 38.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) milk
39. 39.“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 ↗
40. 40.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?

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