Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 998 · 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 milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water
2. 2.A list: “We bought tea, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) milk
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice
4. 4.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) lassi
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
7. 7.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa (c) coffee
8. 8.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) tea
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
10. 10.A list: “We bought tea, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) rice
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk
12. 12.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
15. 15.A list: “We bought juice, idli and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) juice
16. 16.A list: “We bought dosa, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti (c) dosa
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
18. 18.A list: “We bought lassi, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) dosa
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice
20. 20.“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 ↘
21. 21.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) lassi
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
23. 23.A list: “We bought tea, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) water
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
27. 27.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
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.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) dosa
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
33. 33.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
34. 34.“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 ↘
35. 35.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) coffee
36. 36.“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 ↗
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
38. 38.A list: “We bought coffee, juice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice (c) coffee
39. 39.A list: “We bought juice, milk and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli (c) milk
40. 40.A list: “We bought lassi, roti and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) roti

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