Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 178 · 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.“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 ↗
2. 2.“We have a test, don’t we?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
4. 4.A list: “We bought lassi, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) coffee
5. 5.A list: “We bought milk, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) milk
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
7. 7.“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 ↘
8. 8.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) milk
9. 9.A list: “We bought lassi, roti and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti (c) water
10. 10.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) coffee
11. 11.“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 ↗
12. 12.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) rice
13. 13.“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 ↘
14. 14.A list: “We bought idli, lassi and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli (c) roti
15. 15.A list: “We bought water, dosa and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) roti
16. 16.A list: “We bought dosa, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk (c) dosa
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
20. 20.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
21. 21.A list: “We bought dosa, idli and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) idli
22. 22.A list: “We bought milk, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) tea
23. 23.“The shop is open, 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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice
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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
26. 26.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) tea
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
28. 28.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
30. 30.A list: “We bought water, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) water
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
32. 32.A list: “We bought milk, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) tea
33. 33.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
34. 34.A list: “We bought roti, water and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) roti
35. 35.“It was a good film, wasn’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 ↗
36. 36.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) dosa
37. 37.A list: “We bought idli, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) idli
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
39. 39.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) coffee
40. 40.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) coffee

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