Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 234 · 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) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
2. 2.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) tea
3. 3.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) coffee
4. 4.A list: “We bought coffee, water and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water (c) lassi
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
7. 7.A list: “We bought milk, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) juice
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli
9. 9.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) dosa
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
11. 11.A list: “We bought roti, water and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) dosa
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
13. 13.“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 ↘
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
15. 15.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
16. 16.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) tea
17. 17.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) lassi
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
21. 21.“We have a test, don’t we?” 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 ↗
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa
24. 24.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli (c) tea
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
26. 26.A list: “We bought water, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) water
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
28. 28.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
29. 29.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
30. 30.A list: “We bought dosa, juice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) juice
31. 31.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
32. 32.“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 ↗
33. 33.A list: “We bought roti, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) roti
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
35. 35.A list: “We bought dosa, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli (c) coffee
36. 36.A list: “We bought idli, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) roti
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
38. 38.“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 ↗
39. 39.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) tea
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice

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