Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 407 · 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) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
2. 2.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
4. 4.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
6. 6.“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 ↗
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
13. 13.“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 ↗
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
15. 15.“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 ↘
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
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.“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 ↗
20. 20.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) roti
21. 21.A list: “We bought water, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water (c) lassi
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
25. 25.A list: “We bought dosa, idli and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli (c) juice
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
28. 28.A list: “We bought water, lassi and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water (c) juice
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
32. 32.A list: “We bought coffee, juice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) coffee
33. 33.“She likes tea, doesn’t she?” 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 ↗
34. 34.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
35. 35.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
36. 36.A list: “We bought milk, juice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water (c) milk
37. 37.“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 ↘
38. 38.A list: “We bought dosa, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice (c) dosa
39. 39.“They live here, don’t they?” 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 ↘
40. 40.“We have a test, don’t we?” 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 ↗

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