Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 49 · 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) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
4. 4.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
5. 5.A list: “We bought tea, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice (c) tea
6. 6.A list: “We bought roti, lassi and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi (c) juice
7. 7.“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 ↗
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
9. 9.“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 ↗
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee
12. 12.A list: “We bought lassi, juice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water (c) juice
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
18. 18.A list: “We bought rice, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) milk
19. 19.A list: “We bought roti, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) milk
20. 20.A list: “We bought water, idli and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli (c) rice
21. 21.A list: “We bought dosa, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli (c) water
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
23. 23.“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 ↗
24. 24.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
25. 25.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) water
26. 26.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) rice
27. 27.A list: “We bought tea, idli and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) tea
28. 28.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
29. 29.A list: “We bought rice, milk and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli (c) milk
30. 30.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) lassi
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
33. 33.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) rice
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
36. 36.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) lassi
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
39. 39.“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 ↘
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice

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