Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 119 · 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.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water (c) tea
2. 2.A list: “We bought milk, juice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa (c) juice
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
9. 9.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
10. 10.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
12. 12.A list: “We bought lassi, roti and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) roti
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
15. 15.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) tea
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
19. 19.A list: “We bought dosa, idli and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli (c) rice
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa
22. 22.A list: “We bought tea, water and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa (c) water
23. 23.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) dosa
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti
25. 25.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
26. 26.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) roti
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
29. 29.“It is hot today, 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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
30. 30.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) water
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa
35. 35.A list: “We bought milk, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) rice
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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
37. 37.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea (c) dosa
38. 38.“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 ↘
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti

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