Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 762 · 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.A list: “We bought milk, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) tea
2. 2.A list: “We bought tea, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice (c) tea
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
4. 4.A list: “We bought coffee, water and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice (c) coffee
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
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.A list: “We bought coffee, water and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water (c) rice
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
11. 11.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
12. 12.A list: “We bought rice, juice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice (c) milk
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water
22. 22.A list: “We bought tea, milk and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) idli
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
24. 24.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
25. 25.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
26. 26.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) idli
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
28. 28.A list: “We bought rice, roti and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea (c) roti
29. 29.A list: “We bought roti, water and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice (c) roti
30. 30.A list: “We bought idli, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) milk
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee
33. 33.A list: “We bought dosa, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) water
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
35. 35.“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 ↗
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea
37. 37.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti (c) coffee
38. 38.A list: “We bought tea, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) tea
39. 39.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) tea
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi

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