Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 663 · 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, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) juice
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.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
5. 5.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) idli
6. 6.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) idli
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
9. 9.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti (c) coffee
10. 10.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti (c) coffee
11. 11.“It is hot today, 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 ↗
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
15. 15.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
16. 16.A list: “We bought rice, roti and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli (c) roti
17. 17.“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 ↗
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli
20. 20.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) rice
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
22. 22.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) lassi
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice
25. 25.A list: “We bought lassi, roti and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti (c) tea
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
28. 28.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa (c) coffee
29. 29.A list: “We bought idli, lassi and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli (c) tea
30. 30.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) rice
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
34. 34.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti (c) milk
35. 35.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea
38. 38.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
39. 39.A list: “We bought juice, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice (c) milk
40. 40.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.

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