Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 751 · 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.“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 ↗
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice
3. 3.A list: “We bought lassi, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) idli
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
7. 7.A list: “We bought roti, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) water
8. 8.A list: “We bought idli, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) idli
9. 9.A list: “We bought milk, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) roti
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
11. 11.A list: “We bought tea, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) coffee
12. 12.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) juice
13. 13.A list: “We bought tea, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) tea
14. 14.A list: “We bought lassi, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) water
15. 15.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
18. 18.A list: “We bought roti, dosa and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa (c) roti
19. 19.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
20. 20.A list: “We bought rice, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) juice
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
23. 23.A list: “We bought dosa, water and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) lassi
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
25. 25.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli (c) dosa
26. 26.A list: “We bought lassi, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) lassi
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
30. 30.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) milk
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi
33. 33.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) rice
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
35. 35.A list: “We bought lassi, dosa and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice (c) dosa
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
38. 38.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
40. 40.“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 ↗

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