Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 857 · 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 juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
3. 3.A list: “We bought water, juice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) juice
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
6. 6.A list: “We bought rice, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) water
7. 7.A list: “We bought idli, juice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli (c) juice
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
10. 10.A list: “We bought rice, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi (c) rice
11. 11.A list: “We bought water, roti and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti (c) water
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
15. 15.“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 ↘
16. 16.A list: “We bought dosa, lassi and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) idli
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
20. 20.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
21. 21.“They live here, don’t they?” 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 ↗
22. 22.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
23. 23.A list: “We bought tea, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti (c) milk
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
25. 25.A list: “We bought tea, milk and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) roti
26. 26.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
27. 27.A list: “We bought milk, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) milk
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
30. 30.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
31. 31.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) milk
32. 32.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) coffee
33. 33.A list: “We bought lassi, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) juice
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
37. 37.A list: “We bought roti, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) roti
38. 38.A list: “We bought water, lassi and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice (c) lassi
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
40. 40.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) dosa

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