Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 113 · 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 tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
5. 5.A list: “We bought coffee, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk (c) coffee
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
7. 7.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) lassi
8. 8.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
11. 11.A list: “We bought coffee, water and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) juice
12. 12.A list: “We bought roti, water and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) roti
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
14. 14.A list: “We bought roti, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) dosa
15. 15.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi
18. 18.A list: “We bought juice, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli (c) water
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
20. 20.A list: “We bought rice, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) water
21. 21.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi
23. 23.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) lassi
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi
25. 25.“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 ↗
26. 26.“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 ↘
27. 27.A list: “We bought roti, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) roti
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water
29. 29.A list: “We bought idli, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli (c) juice
30. 30.A list: “We bought idli, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) lassi
31. 31.“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 ↗
32. 32.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
33. 33.“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 ↗
34. 34.A list: “We bought juice, roti and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water (c) roti
35. 35.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) dosa
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
37. 37.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) rice
38. 38.A list: “We bought milk, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) roti
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk

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