Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 686 · 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 coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
2. 2.A list: “We bought rice, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) rice
3. 3.“The shop is open, isn’t it?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
6. 6.“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 ↗
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
9. 9.A list: “We bought lassi, juice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi (c) dosa
10. 10.“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 ↘
11. 11.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) tea
12. 12.“They live here, don’t they?” 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.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
15. 15.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice (c) dosa
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
20. 20.“It was a good film, wasn’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 ↗
21. 21.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) tea
22. 22.A list: “We bought idli, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) dosa
23. 23.A list: “We bought tea, water and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice (c) tea
24. 24.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) milk
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
27. 27.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti
29. 29.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
30. 30.A list: “We bought rice, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli (c) tea
31. 31.A list: “We bought water, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) tea
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea
33. 33.“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 ↗
34. 34.“It was a good film, wasn’t it?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi
37. 37.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) juice
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee
39. 39.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) juice
40. 40.A list: “We bought water, juice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water (c) juice

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