Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 368 · 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 speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
3. 3.A list: “We bought rice, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea (c) juice
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea
6. 6.A list: “We bought juice, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) lassi
7. 7.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa (c) tea
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi
15. 15.A list: “We bought roti, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) roti
16. 16.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti (c) tea
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
20. 20.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) milk
21. 21.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) rice
22. 22.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
23. 23.A list: “We bought water, lassi and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water (c) juice
24. 24.A list: “We bought roti, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) roti
25. 25.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi
27. 27.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
28. 28.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
29. 29.A list: “We bought dosa, lassi and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa (c) lassi
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
32. 32.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti (c) water
33. 33.A list: “We bought water, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti (c) coffee
34. 34.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) coffee
35. 35.A list: “We bought dosa, roti and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) dosa
36. 36.A list: “We bought roti, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water (c) roti
37. 37.A list: “We bought idli, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) roti
38. 38.A list: “We bought rice, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea (c) lassi
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
40. 40.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) dosa

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