Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 991 · 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 rice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
6. 6.A list: “We bought tea, roti and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) water
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
8. 8.“He can swim, can’t he?” 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 ↗
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
12. 12.“It is hot today, 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 ↘
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
14. 14.A list: “We bought water, roti and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) roti
15. 15.“The shop is open, 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 ↘
16. 16.“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 ↗
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee
18. 18.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) rice
19. 19.“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 ↗
20. 20.A list: “We bought water, milk and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) water
21. 21.A list: “We bought coffee, juice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) dosa
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
23. 23.A list: “We bought idli, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) tea
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.A list: “We bought idli, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) idli
26. 26.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
27. 27.“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 ↘
28. 28.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
30. 30.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) tea
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
32. 32.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) coffee
33. 33.A list: “We bought tea, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) tea
34. 34.A list: “We bought juice, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) juice
35. 35.“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 ↘
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
38. 38.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
40. 40.“He can swim, can’t he?” 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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