Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 164 · 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 juice, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice (c) tea
2. 2.A list: “We bought juice, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice (c) idli
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
8. 8.A list: “We bought idli, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) tea
9. 9.A list: “We bought milk, juice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water (c) milk
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi
11. 11.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
12. 12.A list: “We bought dosa, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa (c) juice
13. 13.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) lassi
14. 14.A list: “We bought idli, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) idli
15. 15.A list: “We bought tea, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) idli
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.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
18. 18.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
19. 19.A list: “We bought milk, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk (c) lassi
20. 20.A list: “We bought water, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk (c) tea
21. 21.A list: “We bought rice, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) tea
22. 22.“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 ↗
23. 23.“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 ↘
24. 24.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli (c) coffee
25. 25.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice
27. 27.A list: “We bought milk, tea and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) milk
28. 28.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) milk
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk
30. 30.“It is hot today, isn’t it?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
33. 33.A list: “We bought idli, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) rice
34. 34.“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 ↗
35. 35.“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 ↘
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
39. 39.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) tea
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water

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