Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 476 · 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) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
2. 2.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli
5. 5.A list: “We bought rice, roti and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) rice
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
7. 7.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) tea
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
10. 10.“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 ↘
11. 11.A list: “We bought milk, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) juice
12. 12.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
13. 13.“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 ↘
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
19. 19.A list: “We bought water, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water (c) coffee
20. 20.A list: “We bought tea, idli and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) idli
21. 21.A list: “We bought juice, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti (c) tea
22. 22.A list: “We bought idli, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) dosa
23. 23.A list: “We bought milk, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) water
24. 24.A list: “We bought idli, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) lassi
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
27. 27.“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 ↗
28. 28.“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 ↗
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice
30. 30.A list: “We bought roti, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) roti
31. 31.A list: “We bought roti, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) coffee
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
33. 33.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice (c) dosa
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
35. 35.A list: “We bought water, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa (c) water
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
38. 38.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
40. 40.A list: “We bought juice, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti (c) milk

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