Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 57 · 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.“It is hot today, isn’t it?” 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 ↗
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
4. 4.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
9. 9.A list: “We bought milk, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) rice
10. 10.“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 ↗
11. 11.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
12. 12.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) rice
13. 13.A list: “We bought milk, juice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) milk
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
20. 20.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
22. 22.A list: “We bought juice, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) rice
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
26. 26.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) idli
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa
33. 33.A list: “We bought roti, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) rice
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
35. 35.A list: “We bought milk, water and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice (c) milk
36. 36.A list: “We bought water, roti and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti (c) dosa
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
38. 38.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) lassi
39. 39.A list: “We bought tea, water and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti (c) water
40. 40.A list: “We bought milk, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk (c) rice

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