Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 265 · 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) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
2. 2.A list: “We bought milk, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) tea
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea
4. 4.A list: “We bought milk, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) juice
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
9. 9.A list: “We bought rice, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea (c) lassi
10. 10.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) dosa
11. 11.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
12. 12.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) coffee
13. 13.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
15. 15.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
16. 16.A list: “We bought roti, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) milk
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.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) lassi
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
20. 20.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
21. 21.A list: “We bought tea, roti and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti (c) idli
22. 22.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) dosa
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
24. 24.A list: “We bought juice, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) dosa
25. 25.A list: “We bought idli, lassi and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice (c) lassi
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti
28. 28.“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 ↘
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
30. 30.A list: “We bought water, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti (c) coffee
31. 31.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) idli
32. 32.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) dosa
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
35. 35.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
36. 36.“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 ↗
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice

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