Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 828 · 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 water or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
5. 5.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) idli
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.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi
9. 9.“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 ↗
10. 10.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) roti
11. 11.A list: “We bought tea, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) milk
12. 12.A list: “We bought water, coffee and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) idli
13. 13.A list: “We bought tea, roti and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti (c) tea
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
15. 15.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice
17. 17.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
18. 18.“She likes tea, doesn’t she?” 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 ↗
19. 19.A list: “We bought roti, tea and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) tea
20. 20.A list: “We bought juice, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) juice
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli
22. 22.A list: “We bought idli, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) tea
23. 23.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice (c) water
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
25. 25.A list: “We bought roti, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli (c) roti
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea
28. 28.A list: “We bought tea, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) coffee
29. 29.“He can swim, can’t he?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea
31. 31.A list: “We bought juice, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice (c) dosa
32. 32.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) lassi
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
34. 34.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
36. 36.A list: “We bought roti, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti (c) tea
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
38. 38.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
39. 39.“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 ↗
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice

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