Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 297 · 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 tea, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) tea
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
7. 7.A list: “We bought water, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) coffee
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
9. 9.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) idli
10. 10.A list: “We bought idli, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) lassi
11. 11.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
14. 14.A list: “We bought coffee, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti (c) coffee
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice
16. 16.A list: “We bought roti, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) roti
17. 17.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
19. 19.A list: “We bought milk, juice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice (c) milk
20. 20.A list: “We bought water, roti and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) water
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
24. 24.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti
29. 29.“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 ↗
30. 30.A list: “We bought rice, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) dosa
31. 31.“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 ↘
32. 32.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) lassi
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
34. 34.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) water
35. 35.A list: “We bought tea, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) dosa
36. 36.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) lassi
37. 37.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
38. 38.A list: “We bought water, idli and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) idli
39. 39.A list: “We bought milk, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) coffee
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice

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