Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 286 · 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.A list: “We bought rice, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) rice
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
6. 6.“The shop is open, 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 ↗
7. 7.A list: “We bought coffee, rice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) idli
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
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 juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea
11. 11.A list: “We bought idli, roti and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) idli
12. 12.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
13. 13.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
15. 15.A list: “We bought water, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli (c) milk
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
19. 19.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
20. 20.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
21. 21.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
22. 22.A list: “We bought lassi, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) dosa
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea
24. 24.“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 ↗
25. 25.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea
29. 29.“He can swim, can’t he?” 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 ↗
30. 30.A list: “We bought tea, water and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) roti
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
33. 33.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) juice
34. 34.“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 ↘
35. 35.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
37. 37.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) lassi
38. 38.A list: “We bought idli, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) idli
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea
40. 40.A list: “We bought juice, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi (c) milk

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