Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 570 · 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) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
7. 7.A list: “We bought lassi, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) tea
8. 8.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) tea
9. 9.A list: “We bought water, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) water
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
11. 11.“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 ↗
12. 12.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
13. 13.“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 ↗
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea
15. 15.“It is hot today, 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 ↘
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
17. 17.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
19. 19.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
20. 20.A list: “We bought rice, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) juice
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
22. 22.“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 ↗
23. 23.A list: “We bought water, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) water
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa
25. 25.A list: “We bought coffee, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) rice
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
27. 27.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
28. 28.A list: “We bought tea, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) rice
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
30. 30.A list: “We bought milk, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) coffee
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
33. 33.“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 ↘
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
35. 35.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
36. 36.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
37. 37.A list: “We bought water, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) roti
38. 38.“The shop is open, 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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
39. 39.“They live here, don’t they?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
40. 40.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) lassi

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