Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 191 · 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.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee
7. 7.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
8. 8.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
10. 10.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) coffee
11. 11.A list: “We bought tea, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) milk
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
13. 13.A list: “We bought coffee, juice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) idli
14. 14.A list: “We bought tea, water and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) juice
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
16. 16.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) idli
17. 17.“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 ↗
18. 18.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) dosa
19. 19.“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 ↗
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
24. 24.A list: “We bought tea, juice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice (c) tea
25. 25.A list: “We bought roti, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) roti
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
27. 27.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice
32. 32.A list: “We bought lassi, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) dosa
33. 33.A list: “We bought juice, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli (c) water
34. 34.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
35. 35.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
36. 36.A list: “We bought tea, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea (c) juice
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
38. 38.A list: “We bought water, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk (c) rice
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa

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