Polite Intonation Worksheet

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

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