Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 993 · 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 coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
10. 10.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) dosa
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi
15. 15.A list: “We bought water, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) water
16. 16.A list: “We bought roti, dosa and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) roti
17. 17.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
19. 19.A list: “We bought tea, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa (c) idli
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
21. 21.A list: “We bought water, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice (c) tea
22. 22.“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 ↗
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
25. 25.A list: “We bought tea, juice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) milk
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
27. 27.A list: “We bought juice, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) juice
28. 28.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
30. 30.“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 ↘
31. 31.A list: “We bought roti, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) water
32. 32.“She likes tea, doesn’t she?” 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 ↗
33. 33.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
35. 35.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) milk
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
40. 40.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) dosa

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