Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 586 · 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) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
3. 3.A list: “We bought tea, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) milk
4. 4.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
5. 5.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
6. 6.A list: “We bought roti, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) roti
7. 7.A list: “We bought juice, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) milk
8. 8.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
9. 9.A list: “We bought water, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) milk
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi
12. 12.A list: “We bought idli, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) juice
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
15. 15.A list: “We bought dosa, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) tea
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
19. 19.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
20. 20.“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 ↘
21. 21.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa
23. 23.“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 ↘
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
27. 27.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa
29. 29.A list: “We bought lassi, idli and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi (c) idli
30. 30.A list: “We bought dosa, idli and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) roti
31. 31.A list: “We bought dosa, water and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) water
32. 32.“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 ↗
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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
34. 34.A list: “We bought dosa, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti (c) dosa
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
37. 37.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
38. 38.“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 ↘
39. 39.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
40. 40.A list: “We bought water, lassi and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water (c) idli

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