Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 202 · 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.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
2. 2.A list: “We bought water, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk (c) coffee
3. 3.“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 ↗
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
5. 5.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice (c) milk
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
9. 9.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) dosa
10. 10.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) rice
11. 11.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) idli
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
14. 14.A list: “We bought juice, rice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) juice
15. 15.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) juice
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
17. 17.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
19. 19.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) lassi
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
23. 23.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) lassi
24. 24.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
25. 25.“They live here, don’t they?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
27. 27.A list: “We bought lassi, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli (c) water
28. 28.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
29. 29.A list: “We bought lassi, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) dosa
30. 30.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa (c) juice
31. 31.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
32. 32.“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 ↘
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
35. 35.A list: “We bought lassi, juice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) lassi
36. 36.“She likes tea, doesn’t she?” 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 ↗
37. 37.A list: “We bought tea, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice (c) tea
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
39. 39.A list: “We bought idli, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) coffee
40. 40.A list: “We bought milk, roti and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) rice

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