Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 214 · 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 help me? (b) Help me.
2. 2.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) tea
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
4. 4.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
6. 6.“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 ↘
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice
9. 9.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
10. 10.A list: “We bought water, milk and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) water
11. 11.A list: “We bought lassi, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) idli
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
13. 13.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice (c) coffee
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
16. 16.A list: “We bought dosa, lassi and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) tea
17. 17.A list: “We bought milk, rice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) idli
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
19. 19.“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 ↗
20. 20.A list: “We bought water, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water (c) coffee
21. 21.A list: “We bought lassi, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice (c) rice
22. 22.A list: “We bought coffee, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) coffee
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
25. 25.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) dosa
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
27. 27.A list: “We bought lassi, idli and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) idli
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
30. 30.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice (c) coffee
31. 31.A list: “We bought roti, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) idli
32. 32.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
37. 37.A list: “We bought water, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) water
38. 38.A list: “We bought water, idli and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water (c) rice
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water

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