Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 687 · 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 idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
2. 2.A list: “We bought milk, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) milk
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
4. 4.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
11. 11.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) lassi
12. 12.“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 ↗
13. 13.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli
21. 21.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
22. 22.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli
24. 24.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti (c) coffee
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
26. 26.A list: “We bought idli, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) juice
27. 27.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi (c) milk
28. 28.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
29. 29.A list: “We bought dosa, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti (c) dosa
30. 30.A list: “We bought idli, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) milk
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice
33. 33.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli (c) lassi
34. 34.“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 ↗
35. 35.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) tea
36. 36.A list: “We bought lassi, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) dosa
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
38. 38.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi
40. 40.“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 ↘

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