Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 124 · 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 roti, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice (c) tea
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
7. 7.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) rice
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
10. 10.“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 ↘
11. 11.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
12. 12.A list: “We bought lassi, roti and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) roti
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
14. 14.A list: “We bought roti, dosa and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti (c) water
15. 15.“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 ↘
16. 16.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) coffee
17. 17.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) coffee
18. 18.A list: “We bought lassi, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) idli
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea
21. 21.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice
23. 23.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
24. 24.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
25. 25.“They live here, don’t they?” 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.A list: “We bought water, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli (c) milk
27. 27.A list: “We bought juice, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli (c) water
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
29. 29.A list: “We bought rice, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) rice
30. 30.A list: “We bought tea, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) roti
31. 31.A list: “We bought idli, lassi and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) juice
32. 32.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) lassi
33. 33.A list: “We bought roti, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) roti
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea
35. 35.A list: “We bought lassi, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk (c) lassi
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
38. 38.A list: “We bought roti, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) roti
39. 39.A list: “We bought milk, idli and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) juice
40. 40.A list: “We bought idli, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli (c) tea

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