Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 500 · 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) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
3. 3.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) rice
4. 4.“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 ↗
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
6. 6.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) dosa
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice
9. 9.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) roti
10. 10.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
14. 14.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) juice
15. 15.“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 ↗
16. 16.A list: “We bought juice, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) juice
17. 17.A list: “We bought roti, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) tea
18. 18.A list: “We bought milk, roti and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa (c) milk
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
20. 20.“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 ↘
21. 21.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
22. 22.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
23. 23.“She likes tea, doesn’t she?” 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.A list: “We bought water, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) milk
25. 25.“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 ↗
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
27. 27.A list: “We bought dosa, idli and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) roti
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice
29. 29.A list: “We bought water, dosa and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) water
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
33. 33.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti (c) water
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
37. 37.A list: “We bought rice, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti (c) rice
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice
40. 40.A list: “We bought milk, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) water

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