Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 816 · 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 dosa, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa (c) milk
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
4. 4.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) idli
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
8. 8.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) juice
9. 9.“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 ↘
10. 10.“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 ↘
11. 11.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
12. 12.A list: “We bought juice, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) juice
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
14. 14.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) lassi
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
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.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice
20. 20.A list: “We bought idli, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli (c) milk
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
22. 22.A list: “We bought milk, roti and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti (c) milk
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
24. 24.A list: “We bought roti, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) roti
25. 25.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
28. 28.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
30. 30.A list: “We bought roti, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) coffee
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
32. 32.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) milk
33. 33.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) coffee
34. 34.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) milk
35. 35.A list: “We bought dosa, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) roti
36. 36.A list: “We bought juice, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) rice
37. 37.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
38. 38.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
40. 40.A list: “We bought milk, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk (c) tea

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