Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 485 · 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.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) milk
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
3. 3.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
4. 4.“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 ↘
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
6. 6.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) coffee
7. 7.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) milk
8. 8.“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 ↗
9. 9.“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 ↘
10. 10.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
13. 13.A list: “We bought juice, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) idli
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
15. 15.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) rice
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
19. 19.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
21. 21.“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 ↗
22. 22.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
23. 23.A list: “We bought roti, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) lassi
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
25. 25.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) juice
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.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
30. 30.“He can swim, can’t he?” 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.A list: “We bought water, juice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) water
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
34. 34.A list: “We bought idli, water and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) idli
35. 35.A list: “We bought idli, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) tea
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice
39. 39.“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 ↗
40. 40.A list: “We bought water, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water (c) dosa

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