Polite Intonation Worksheet

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

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