Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 135 · 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 dosa, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) milk
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
4. 4.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee
8. 8.A list: “We bought tea, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) rice
9. 9.A list: “We bought juice, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water (c) rice
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
11. 11.A list: “We bought water, juice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice (c) milk
12. 12.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) juice
13. 13.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water (c) dosa
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
15. 15.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
16. 16.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice (c) dosa
17. 17.A list: “We bought juice, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) milk
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
20. 20.A list: “We bought idli, water and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice (c) idli
21. 21.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) coffee
22. 22.A list: “We bought lassi, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice (c) lassi
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk
27. 27.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) water
28. 28.“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 ↗
29. 29.“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 ↗
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
32. 32.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
34. 34.A list: “We bought water, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti (c) water
35. 35.A list: “We bought water, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) rice
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water
37. 37.A list: “We bought lassi, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) dosa
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice
40. 40.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) water

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