Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 99 · 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.“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 ↘
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
3. 3.A list: “We bought rice, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) coffee
4. 4.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) milk
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
9. 9.A list: “We bought idli, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) idli
10. 10.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
11. 11.“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 ↘
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli
14. 14.A list: “We bought rice, tea and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) tea
15. 15.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
16. 16.“It is hot today, isn’t it?” 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 ↘
17. 17.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) water
18. 18.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) tea
19. 19.A list: “We bought milk, juice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi (c) milk
20. 20.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) dosa
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
22. 22.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
23. 23.A list: “We bought rice, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea (c) milk
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
25. 25.“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 ↘
26. 26.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) roti
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee
28. 28.“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 ↘
29. 29.“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 ↘
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
31. 31.A list: “We bought roti, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti (c) juice
32. 32.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) milk
33. 33.A list: “We bought rice, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) tea
34. 34.A list: “We bought milk, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) lassi
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa
36. 36.A list: “We bought lassi, coffee and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) lassi
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
40. 40.A list: “We bought tea, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice (c) tea

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