Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 818 · 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 idli, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) milk
2. 2.A list: “We bought coffee, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water (c) idli
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa
4. 4.“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 ↘
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
7. 7.A list: “We bought idli, milk and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) milk
8. 8.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) lassi
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
10. 10.A list: “We bought water, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) rice
11. 11.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
12. 12.A list: “We bought lassi, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi (c) milk
13. 13.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) coffee
14. 14.A list: “We bought water, dosa and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) water
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
19. 19.“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 ↘
20. 20.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
21. 21.A list: “We bought water, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) rice
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
23. 23.A list: “We bought roti, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) tea
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti
26. 26.A list: “We bought idli, water and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli (c) water
27. 27.“We have a test, don’t we?” 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 ↘
28. 28.A list: “We bought dosa, idli and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) dosa
29. 29.A list: “We bought rice, juice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice (c) rice
30. 30.“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 ↘
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
32. 32.“It is hot today, isn’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 ↘
33. 33.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) dosa
34. 34.A list: “We bought lassi, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) lassi
35. 35.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
36. 36.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
37. 37.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) juice
38. 38.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa
40. 40.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?

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