Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 238 · 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 pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
4. 4.A list: “We bought tea, juice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi (c) tea
5. 5.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
7. 7.“It is hot today, 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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
8. 8.A list: “We bought milk, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) juice
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
11. 11.A list: “We bought dosa, lassi and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) tea
12. 12.A list: “We bought idli, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water (c) milk
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
14. 14.A list: “We bought roti, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti (c) coffee
15. 15.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water (c) tea
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice
18. 18.A list: “We bought water, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) water
19. 19.A list: “We bought roti, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi (c) coffee
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
21. 21.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
22. 22.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) milk
23. 23.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) milk
24. 24.A list: “We bought rice, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea (c) coffee
25. 25.A list: “We bought tea, water and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) juice
26. 26.A list: “We bought milk, rice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) idli
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
29. 29.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
30. 30.A list: “We bought water, lassi and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) lassi
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.“They live here, don’t they?” 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 coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
34. 34.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi
36. 36.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) coffee
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi
40. 40.A list: “We bought rice, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) juice

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