Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 336 · 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, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) tea
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water
3. 3.“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 ↗
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
6. 6.“It is hot today, isn’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 ↘
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
10. 10.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) milk
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea
13. 13.A list: “We bought juice, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) lassi
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
16. 16.A list: “We bought rice, juice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) juice
17. 17.A list: “We bought idli, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) idli
18. 18.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli (c) dosa
19. 19.A list: “We bought juice, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water (c) juice
20. 20.A list: “We bought water, lassi and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi (c) water
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
22. 22.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
23. 23.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) idli
24. 24.“The shop is open, isn’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 ↗
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
26. 26.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
27. 27.A list: “We bought water, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa (c) coffee
28. 28.A list: “We bought idli, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) water
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
31. 31.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) roti
32. 32.A list: “We bought lassi, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) lassi
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
35. 35.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti
37. 37.“He can swim, can’t he?” 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) lassi (b) coffee
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee

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