Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 279 · 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) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
2. 2.A list: “We bought coffee, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) rice
3. 3.A list: “We bought rice, idli and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) juice
4. 4.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) milk
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
8. 8.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
10. 10.A list: “We bought milk, roti and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk (c) water
11. 11.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) dosa
12. 12.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
13. 13.A list: “We bought roti, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) roti
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk
15. 15.A list: “We bought juice, milk and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) juice
16. 16.A list: “We bought dosa, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) idli
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti
19. 19.A list: “We bought tea, juice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa (c) juice
20. 20.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk (c) dosa
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
22. 22.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) dosa
23. 23.“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 ↘
24. 24.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
26. 26.“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 ↗
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
30. 30.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) milk
31. 31.A list: “We bought lassi, water and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti (c) lassi
32. 32.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
34. 34.A list: “We bought dosa, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) idli
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
37. 37.A list: “We bought lassi, juice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice (c) lassi
38. 38.A list: “We bought roti, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) dosa
39. 39.A list: “We bought idli, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) water
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli

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