Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 602 · 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) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
4. 4.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli (c) rice
5. 5.“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 ↗
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
7. 7.“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 ↗
8. 8.“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 ↘
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi
10. 10.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) 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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
12. 12.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
19. 19.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice
26. 26.“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 ↗
27. 27.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti (c) coffee
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
29. 29.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) tea
30. 30.A list: “We bought dosa, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) dosa
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
32. 32.A list: “We bought roti, water and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice (c) water
33. 33.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
34. 34.A list: “We bought lassi, dosa and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) roti
35. 35.A list: “We bought milk, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) juice
36. 36.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) idli
37. 37.A list: “We bought milk, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli (c) milk
38. 38.A list: “We bought water, rice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water (c) rice
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa
40. 40.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.

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