Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 703 · 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 roti or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
2. 2.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
3. 3.“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 ↗
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
5. 5.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa (c) rice
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
8. 8.A list: “We bought roti, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice (c) rice
9. 9.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
10. 10.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
11. 11.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli
16. 16.A list: “We bought roti, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) roti
17. 17.A list: “We bought milk, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) juice
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
19. 19.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
20. 20.A list: “We bought water, dosa and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) dosa
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
22. 22.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
23. 23.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
24. 24.A list: “We bought rice, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) roti
25. 25.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) milk
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
27. 27.“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 ↘
28. 28.A list: “We bought rice, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli (c) rice
29. 29.“You are coming, aren’t you?” 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 ↗
30. 30.A list: “We bought idli, juice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) juice
31. 31.A list: “We bought roti, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) roti
32. 32.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) lassi
33. 33.A list: “We bought milk, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) roti
34. 34.A list: “We bought roti, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) roti
35. 35.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
38. 38.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
40. 40.A list: “We bought rice, roti and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) rice

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