Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 271 · 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 I have some water? (b) Give me water.
2. 2.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) milk
3. 3.A list: “We bought milk, water and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) water
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli
7. 7.A list: “We bought idli, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) rice
8. 8.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
9. 9.“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 ↘
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice
12. 12.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
13. 13.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) coffee
14. 14.A list: “We bought milk, roti and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) milk
15. 15.A list: “We bought tea, water and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) water
16. 16.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa (c) coffee
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
21. 21.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
22. 22.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) milk
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa
25. 25.A list: “We bought roti, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk (c) dosa
26. 26.A list: “We bought water, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice (c) water
27. 27.A list: “We bought juice, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) rice
28. 28.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
29. 29.A list: “We bought rice, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) rice
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
32. 32.A list: “We bought idli, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice (c) idli
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water
34. 34.A list: “We bought tea, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) tea
35. 35.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli
37. 37.“You are coming, aren’t you?” 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 ↗
38. 38.A list: “We bought rice, juice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice (c) lassi
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti

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