Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 74 · 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 lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
6. 6.A list: “We bought water, milk and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli (c) milk
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
10. 10.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
11. 11.A list: “We bought roti, tea and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti (c) water
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
13. 13.A list: “We bought idli, rice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) lassi
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
15. 15.“They live here, don’t they?” 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 ↗
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
18. 18.A list: “We bought tea, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) rice
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
20. 20.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
21. 21.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
23. 23.A list: “We bought roti, lassi and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti (c) water
24. 24.“He can swim, can’t he?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
25. 25.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) dosa
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
27. 27.A list: “We bought water, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) coffee
28. 28.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti (c) dosa
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi
30. 30.A list: “We bought rice, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli (c) water
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water
33. 33.“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 ↘
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
35. 35.A list: “We bought idli, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) tea
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
37. 37.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) milk
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
39. 39.A list: “We bought tea, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) milk
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa

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