Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 538 · 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.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
4. 4.A list: “We bought tea, idli and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) idli
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
8. 8.A list: “We bought idli, juice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli (c) juice
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
12. 12.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
13. 13.A list: “We bought water, coffee and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water (c) idli
14. 14.A list: “We bought lassi, roti and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) roti
15. 15.A list: “We bought roti, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice (c) rice
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
17. 17.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) milk
18. 18.A list: “We bought water, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) water
19. 19.A list: “We bought water, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti (c) milk
20. 20.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) rice
21. 21.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
22. 22.A list: “We bought milk, roti and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti (c) milk
23. 23.A list: “We bought rice, water and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) dosa
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
25. 25.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
26. 26.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
27. 27.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) coffee
28. 28.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk
30. 30.“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 ↘
31. 31.“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 ↘
32. 32.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
33. 33.A list: “We bought dosa, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) lassi
34. 34.A list: “We bought idli, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) idli
35. 35.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
37. 37.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) coffee
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi
39. 39.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa

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