Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 273 · 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) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
7. 7.A list: “We bought coffee, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water (c) idli
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
10. 10.A list: “We bought lassi, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk (c) lassi
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
15. 15.“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 ↗
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice
20. 20.A list: “We bought rice, milk and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) roti
21. 21.“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 ↗
22. 22.“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 ↗
23. 23.A list: “We bought water, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) roti
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
29. 29.A list: “We bought water, roti and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa (c) roti
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
31. 31.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
33. 33.A list: “We bought roti, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) milk
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
35. 35.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
36. 36.“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 ↗
37. 37.“It was a good film, wasn’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 ↗
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi
39. 39.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti (c) rice
40. 40.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti (c) coffee

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