Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 763 · 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 rice, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) water
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
5. 5.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) dosa
6. 6.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
7. 7.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) juice
8. 8.A list: “We bought dosa, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) water
9. 9.A list: “We bought coffee, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) rice
10. 10.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
11. 11.“The shop is open, 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 ↘
12. 12.A list: “We bought roti, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti (c) dosa
13. 13.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli
15. 15.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) dosa
16. 16.“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 ↘
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
19. 19.“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 ↗
20. 20.A list: “We bought lassi, dosa and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) roti
21. 21.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
23. 23.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water (c) roti
24. 24.“You are coming, aren’t you?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
25. 25.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) dosa
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
27. 27.A list: “We bought tea, juice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) roti
28. 28.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
30. 30.A list: “We bought rice, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) roti
31. 31.A list: “We bought lassi, juice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi (c) water
32. 32.A list: “We bought juice, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) idli
33. 33.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
34. 34.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) tea
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice

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