Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 699 · 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.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
2. 2.A list: “We bought idli, tea and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli (c) tea
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
7. 7.“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 ↗
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
9. 9.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
10. 10.A list: “We bought coffee, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) dosa
11. 11.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
12. 12.A list: “We bought water, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) water
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
15. 15.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
16. 16.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) lassi
17. 17.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
19. 19.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) juice
20. 20.“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 ↗
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
22. 22.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) rice
23. 23.A list: “We bought roti, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti (c) tea
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea
27. 27.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) dosa
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
29. 29.A list: “We bought water, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) water
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
32. 32.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) lassi
33. 33.“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 ↘
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
35. 35.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) coffee
36. 36.A list: “We bought roti, dosa and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) roti
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli
38. 38.A list: “We bought tea, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) milk
39. 39.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) coffee
40. 40.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) roti

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