Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 825 · 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 coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa
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.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) roti
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk
7. 7.“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 ↘
8. 8.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) rice
9. 9.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
10. 10.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) dosa
11. 11.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
12. 12.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
14. 14.A list: “We bought idli, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) idli
15. 15.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli
18. 18.A list: “We bought roti, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) tea
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
20. 20.A list: “We bought water, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water (c) dosa
21. 21.A list: “We bought idli, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) coffee
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water
23. 23.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) coffee
24. 24.A list: “We bought tea, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) tea
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
26. 26.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) coffee
27. 27.A list: “We bought tea, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) tea
28. 28.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea (c) dosa
29. 29.A list: “We bought roti, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli (c) roti
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
31. 31.A list: “We bought water, juice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti (c) juice
32. 32.A list: “We bought coffee, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) tea
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
34. 34.A list: “We bought lassi, juice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) juice
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
36. 36.A list: “We bought juice, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) juice
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
39. 39.A list: “We bought rice, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) juice
40. 40.A list: “We bought water, lassi and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water (c) roti

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