Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 661 · 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 tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea
3. 3.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk (c) coffee
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice
5. 5.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) milk
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
7. 7.A list: “We bought coffee, water and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) water
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
9. 9.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) tea
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee
12. 12.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) idli
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
17. 17.A list: “We bought water, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) water
18. 18.A list: “We bought roti, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti (c) dosa
19. 19.A list: “We bought lassi, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) tea
20. 20.A list: “We bought water, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) milk
21. 21.“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 ↘
22. 22.A list: “We bought dosa, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) juice
23. 23.“You are coming, aren’t you?” 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.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
25. 25.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
26. 26.“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 ↗
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
28. 28.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) idli
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
33. 33.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
34. 34.A list: “We bought lassi, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) coffee
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee
36. 36.A list: “We bought idli, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) roti
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
39. 39.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa

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