Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 600 · 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.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) milk
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
3. 3.“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 ↘
4. 4.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
5. 5.A list: “We bought dosa, lassi and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water (c) dosa
6. 6.“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 ↘
7. 7.A list: “We bought water, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water (c) idli
8. 8.A list: “We bought rice, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) tea
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
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 tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea
12. 12.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
13. 13.A list: “We bought idli, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) juice
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
15. 15.A list: “We bought rice, water and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) juice
16. 16.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) milk
17. 17.A list: “We bought idli, water and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water (c) rice
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
20. 20.A list: “We bought milk, juice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water (c) milk
21. 21.A list: “We bought lassi, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) coffee
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
23. 23.A list: “We bought tea, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) roti
24. 24.A list: “We bought water, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) water
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
27. 27.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) dosa
28. 28.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
29. 29.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
30. 30.“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 ↘
31. 31.“It was a good film, wasn’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 ↘
32. 32.A list: “We bought roti, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti (c) lassi
33. 33.“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 ↗
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water
38. 38.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) roti
39. 39.A list: “We bought water, dosa and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water (c) dosa
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea

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