Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 491 · 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) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli
3. 3.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk (c) coffee
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee
5. 5.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice (c) rice
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
10. 10.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
11. 11.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti (c) coffee
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
19. 19.A list: “We bought idli, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) coffee
20. 20.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
21. 21.A list: “We bought lassi, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti (c) rice
22. 22.“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 ↘
23. 23.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
24. 24.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
25. 25.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
26. 26.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) coffee
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi
28. 28.“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 ↗
29. 29.A list: “We bought milk, roti and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water (c) roti
30. 30.“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 ↘
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
32. 32.A list: “We bought juice, idli and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice (c) roti
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
35. 35.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
36. 36.A list: “We bought roti, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) roti
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
40. 40.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) rice

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