Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 312 · 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 juice, tea and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) water
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
4. 4.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
6. 6.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) tea
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
8. 8.A list: “We bought tea, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) tea
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
10. 10.“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 ↗
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
12. 12.A list: “We bought rice, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) tea
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
14. 14.A list: “We bought milk, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti (c) milk
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
16. 16.A list: “We bought roti, dosa and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa (c) milk
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
19. 19.A list: “We bought milk, juice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) roti
20. 20.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
21. 21.A list: “We bought dosa, roti and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti (c) water
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti
26. 26.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
27. 27.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) dosa
28. 28.A list: “We bought idli, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) roti
29. 29.A list: “We bought roti, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti (c) coffee
30. 30.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
31. 31.A list: “We bought rice, tea and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice (c) tea
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
33. 33.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) juice
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
36. 36.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) rice
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee
38. 38.A list: “We bought milk, roti and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk (c) dosa
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
40. 40.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) lassi

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