Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 835 · 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 tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
3. 3.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa (c) rice
4. 4.A list: “We bought tea, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) roti
5. 5.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) tea
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
7. 7.A list: “We bought juice, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice (c) dosa
8. 8.A list: “We bought roti, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) water
9. 9.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) idli
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
13. 13.“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 ↘
14. 14.A list: “We bought dosa, lassi and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) water
15. 15.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) tea
16. 16.“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 ↘
17. 17.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
21. 21.A list: “We bought roti, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) roti
22. 22.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
24. 24.“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 ↘
25. 25.“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 ↘
26. 26.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli (c) tea
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
28. 28.A list: “We bought milk, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) rice
29. 29.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) rice
30. 30.“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 ↗
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
32. 32.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) lassi
33. 33.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice (c) tea
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
35. 35.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
37. 37.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice (c) coffee
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice
39. 39.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
40. 40.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) coffee

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