Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 772 · 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 milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
5. 5.A list: “We bought roti, juice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) juice
6. 6.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
8. 8.“He can swim, can’t he?” 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 ↘
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
10. 10.“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 ↗
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
15. 15.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) dosa
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
17. 17.A list: “We bought idli, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) idli
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
20. 20.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) juice
21. 21.A list: “We bought juice, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) milk
22. 22.A list: “We bought roti, idli and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) roti
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
24. 24.A list: “We bought water, juice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti (c) juice
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
26. 26.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) juice
27. 27.A list: “We bought water, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) milk
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
29. 29.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) juice
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
32. 32.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) rice
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice
34. 34.A list: “We bought tea, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) juice
35. 35.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) lassi
36. 36.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti (c) coffee
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi
39. 39.A list: “We bought idli, milk and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) idli
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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘

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