Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 414 · 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) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
4. 4.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) rice
5. 5.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice (c) tea
6. 6.“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 ↗
7. 7.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
8. 8.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) lassi
9. 9.A list: “We bought dosa, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti (c) juice
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 roti or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice
12. 12.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
14. 14.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) roti
15. 15.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
16. 16.A list: “We bought milk, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) water
17. 17.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
18. 18.A list: “We bought dosa, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa (c) idli
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi
21. 21.A list: “We bought water, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) water
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
23. 23.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
24. 24.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
25. 25.“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 ↗
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
29. 29.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) idli
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
32. 32.A list: “We bought idli, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) juice
33. 33.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti (c) coffee
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
35. 35.“It was a good film, wasn’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 ↗
36. 36.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
37. 37.A list: “We bought tea, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) idli
38. 38.A list: “We bought water, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water (c) juice
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea

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