Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 730 · 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 coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
2. 2.A list: “We bought milk, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) lassi
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice
5. 5.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) tea
6. 6.A list: “We bought lassi, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) coffee
7. 7.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) roti
8. 8.A list: “We bought roti, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi (c) tea
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
10. 10.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) lassi
11. 11.A list: “We bought coffee, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) water
12. 12.A list: “We bought rice, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) rice
13. 13.“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 ↘
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
15. 15.“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 ↘
16. 16.A list: “We bought milk, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) milk
17. 17.“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 ↗
18. 18.A list: “We bought roti, tea and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) water
19. 19.A list: “We bought roti, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) roti
20. 20.A list: “We bought lassi, dosa and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) water
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi
23. 23.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
24. 24.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) coffee
25. 25.A list: “We bought dosa, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa (c) idli
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
29. 29.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
30. 30.A list: “We bought tea, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) coffee
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
32. 32.A list: “We bought tea, rice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) rice
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
34. 34.“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 ↗
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
37. 37.A list: “We bought water, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) water
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
39. 39.A list: “We bought idli, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water (c) idli
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi

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