Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 26 · 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) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
4. 4.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
6. 6.A list: “We bought idli, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) idli
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee
10. 10.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli
13. 13.“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 ↘
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk
15. 15.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) dosa
16. 16.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) dosa
17. 17.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) tea
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi
21. 21.A list: “We bought lassi, juice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) juice
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
23. 23.A list: “We bought juice, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) juice
24. 24.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) dosa
25. 25.A list: “We bought water, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) dosa
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
27. 27.“He can swim, can’t he?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
28. 28.A list: “We bought juice, rice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) juice
29. 29.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) dosa
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli
31. 31.A list: “We bought roti, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti (c) water
32. 32.“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 ↗
33. 33.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
34. 34.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) juice
35. 35.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) idli
36. 36.“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 ↘
37. 37.A list: “We bought milk, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) idli
38. 38.A list: “We bought rice, roti and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti (c) water
39. 39.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) coffee
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice

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