Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 930 · 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 tea, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) rice
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water
4. 4.A list: “We bought water, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) dosa
5. 5.“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 ↗
6. 6.“It was a good film, wasn’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 ↗
7. 7.“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 ↗
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
14. 14.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
15. 15.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
16. 16.A list: “We bought juice, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) juice
17. 17.A list: “We bought roti, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli (c) roti
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice
19. 19.A list: “We bought dosa, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) dosa
20. 20.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi
22. 22.A list: “We bought rice, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) rice
23. 23.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) tea
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice
25. 25.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
27. 27.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
28. 28.A list: “We bought idli, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water (c) tea
29. 29.A list: “We bought water, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) water
30. 30.“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 ↘
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
34. 34.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
37. 37.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) idli
38. 38.A list: “We bought milk, roti and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk (c) tea
39. 39.A list: “We bought water, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) water
40. 40.A list: “We bought lassi, dosa and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) roti

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