Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 443 · 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.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
2. 2.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
4. 4.“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 ↗
5. 5.A list: “We bought water, lassi and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice (c) water
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
7. 7.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
8. 8.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) milk
9. 9.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) idli
10. 10.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
12. 12.A list: “We bought roti, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) rice
13. 13.A list: “We bought rice, juice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) juice
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
16. 16.A list: “We bought coffee, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli (c) coffee
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
18. 18.A list: “We bought milk, roti and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) roti
19. 19.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) tea
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
21. 21.“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 ↗
22. 22.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) juice
23. 23.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
24. 24.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) coffee
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
28. 28.A list: “We bought coffee, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) coffee
29. 29.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
30. 30.“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 ↗
31. 31.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
32. 32.A list: “We bought idli, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) milk
33. 33.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
35. 35.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) milk
36. 36.A list: “We bought coffee, juice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) lassi
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice
38. 38.A list: “We bought milk, roti and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk (c) roti
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
40. 40.A list: “We bought juice, roti and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice (c) roti

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