Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 428 · 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.“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 ↗
2. 2.A list: “We bought rice, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) juice
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
4. 4.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
5. 5.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
7. 7.“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 ↘
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
9. 9.A list: “We bought milk, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) milk
10. 10.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) milk
11. 11.A list: “We bought idli, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli (c) tea
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
13. 13.A list: “We bought roti, lassi and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) lassi
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
15. 15.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
17. 17.“They live here, don’t they?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
18. 18.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) coffee
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.“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 ↘
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
22. 22.A list: “We bought idli, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) milk
23. 23.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
24. 24.A list: “We bought juice, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) tea
25. 25.A list: “We bought juice, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water (c) tea
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
27. 27.“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 ↗
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
29. 29.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
32. 32.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) coffee
33. 33.A list: “We bought milk, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) rice
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
38. 38.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa (c) idli
39. 39.A list: “We bought juice, rice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli (c) juice
40. 40.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) rice

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