Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 973 · 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 idli, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) rice
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
6. 6.A list: “We bought roti, idli and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) rice
7. 7.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa (c) tea
8. 8.“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 ↘
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
10. 10.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
11. 11.A list: “We bought rice, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli (c) rice
12. 12.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) coffee
13. 13.A list: “We bought tea, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk (c) tea
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
16. 16.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
17. 17.A list: “We bought juice, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) juice
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 water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli
20. 20.“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 ↘
21. 21.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) coffee
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice
23. 23.A list: “We bought idli, roti and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) rice
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
25. 25.A list: “We bought tea, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) coffee
26. 26.A list: “We bought milk, idli and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) rice
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
28. 28.A list: “We bought tea, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) rice
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice
31. 31.“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 ↗
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
33. 33.A list: “We bought coffee, water and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) water
34. 34.A list: “We bought roti, milk and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) milk
35. 35.A list: “We bought roti, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti (c) lassi
36. 36.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
37. 37.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) juice
38. 38.A list: “We bought rice, juice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) juice
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
40. 40.A list: “We bought water, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water (c) juice

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