Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 257 · 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 milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
4. 4.“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 ↘
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
7. 7.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
11. 11.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) idli
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
17. 17.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
18. 18.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
19. 19.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) juice
20. 20.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) roti
21. 21.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) juice
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
25. 25.A list: “We bought rice, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) milk
26. 26.A list: “We bought milk, idli and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) idli
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
28. 28.“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 ↗
29. 29.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
30. 30.A list: “We bought tea, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa (c) rice
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
35. 35.A list: “We bought roti, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) water
36. 36.A list: “We bought lassi, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti (c) lassi
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
40. 40.A list: “We bought juice, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) juice

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