Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 958 · 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 roti, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) roti
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi
5. 5.A list: “We bought idli, rice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) lassi
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli
9. 9.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) lassi
10. 10.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli (c) dosa
11. 11.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
12. 12.A list: “We bought juice, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice (c) water
13. 13.A list: “We bought roti, water and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti (c) water
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea
15. 15.A list: “We bought juice, rice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) juice
16. 16.A list: “We bought lassi, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) idli
17. 17.A list: “We bought lassi, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) rice
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
19. 19.A list: “We bought lassi, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli (c) lassi
20. 20.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa (c) coffee
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
22. 22.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) rice
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
24. 24.“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 ↗
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea
26. 26.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
27. 27.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) lassi
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
29. 29.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa (c) rice
30. 30.A list: “We bought dosa, roti and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti (c) dosa
31. 31.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
34. 34.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) milk
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee
36. 36.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
37. 37.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
40. 40.“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 ↘

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