Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 225 · 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 dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
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.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa
7. 7.“The shop is open, isn’t it?” 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.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice
9. 9.A list: “We bought coffee, water and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water (c) coffee
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
11. 11.A list: “We bought water, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) water
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
14. 14.A list: “We bought tea, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti (c) tea
15. 15.“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 ↘
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
17. 17.A list: “We bought tea, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) dosa
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa
19. 19.“She likes tea, doesn’t she?” 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, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) coffee
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
23. 23.A list: “We bought dosa, water and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti (c) dosa
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
25. 25.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) tea
26. 26.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) coffee
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
28. 28.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
30. 30.A list: “We bought idli, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) roti
31. 31.“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 ↘
32. 32.A list: “We bought milk, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water (c) milk
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
34. 34.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) tea
35. 35.A list: “We bought juice, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) roti
36. 36.A list: “We bought idli, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) juice
37. 37.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) milk
38. 38.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) tea
39. 39.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
40. 40.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘

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