Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 678 · 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 lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
3. 3.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) idli
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
6. 6.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) tea
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
9. 9.A list: “We bought milk, roti and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa (c) milk
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
12. 12.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) idli
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
15. 15.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
16. 16.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) rice
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea
19. 19.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) coffee
20. 20.A list: “We bought water, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) water
21. 21.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
22. 22.A list: “We bought idli, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli (c) juice
23. 23.A list: “We bought idli, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water (c) coffee
24. 24.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice
28. 28.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
29. 29.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
30. 30.“She likes tea, doesn’t she?” 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 ↘
31. 31.“They live here, don’t they?” 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 ↗
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
33. 33.A list: “We bought idli, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) idli
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
36. 36.A list: “We bought milk, rice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) milk
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
40. 40.“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 ↘

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