Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 514 · 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) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
3. 3.“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 ↗
4. 4.A list: “We bought coffee, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) coffee
5. 5.“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 ↗
6. 6.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) dosa
7. 7.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
9. 9.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) coffee
10. 10.A list: “We bought water, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) coffee
11. 11.A list: “We bought water, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) roti
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water
16. 16.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) lassi
17. 17.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
19. 19.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) dosa
20. 20.A list: “We bought dosa, water and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) water
21. 21.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
22. 22.A list: “We bought rice, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk (c) rice
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
26. 26.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) idli
27. 27.A list: “We bought lassi, dosa and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) roti
28. 28.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice
30. 30.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) coffee
31. 31.A list: “We bought rice, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) tea
32. 32.“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 ↗
33. 33.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
34. 34.A list: “We bought roti, lassi and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti (c) juice
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee

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