Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 738 · 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) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
2. 2.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) coffee
3. 3.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
4. 4.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
6. 6.A list: “We bought milk, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) roti
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
8. 8.“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 ↘
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
10. 10.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli
16. 16.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa (c) rice
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice
19. 19.“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 ↗
20. 20.A list: “We bought dosa, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) rice
21. 21.A list: “We bought roti, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) roti
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa
24. 24.A list: “We bought rice, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice (c) tea
25. 25.“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 ↗
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice
27. 27.A list: “We bought idli, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) juice
28. 28.A list: “We bought water, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water (c) rice
29. 29.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) tea
30. 30.A list: “We bought milk, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) idli
31. 31.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
32. 32.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) idli
33. 33.A list: “We bought juice, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa (c) juice
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk
35. 35.A list: “We bought lassi, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) coffee
36. 36.A list: “We bought roti, juice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice (c) lassi
37. 37.A list: “We bought roti, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk (c) tea
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi

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