Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 551 · 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 juice or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
5. 5.“You are coming, aren’t you?” 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 water, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) lassi
7. 7.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) lassi
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa
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 coffee or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee
13. 13.A list: “We bought idli, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) idli
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
16. 16.“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 ↘
17. 17.A list: “We bought roti, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) water
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
19. 19.A list: “We bought rice, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) water
20. 20.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) tea
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi
22. 22.A list: “We bought water, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) water
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
25. 25.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
27. 27.A list: “We bought milk, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) juice
28. 28.A list: “We bought tea, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) coffee
29. 29.A list: “We bought lassi, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water (c) lassi
30. 30.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
31. 31.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
33. 33.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
37. 37.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) tea
38. 38.A list: “We bought roti, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti (c) idli
39. 39.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa (c) coffee
40. 40.A list: “We bought tea, roti and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti (c) water

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