Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 642 · 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.“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 ↗
2. 2.“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 ↘
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
7. 7.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
11. 11.“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 ↘
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
13. 13.A list: “We bought lassi, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) roti
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
15. 15.A list: “We bought water, lassi and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) dosa
16. 16.“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 ↘
17. 17.A list: “We bought rice, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti (c) lassi
18. 18.A list: “We bought roti, water and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) water
19. 19.A list: “We bought tea, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) coffee
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi
24. 24.“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 ↘
25. 25.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
26. 26.A list: “We bought rice, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice (c) rice
27. 27.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
28. 28.“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 ↘
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
33. 33.A list: “We bought milk, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) tea
34. 34.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
36. 36.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa
39. 39.A list: “We bought coffee, water and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice (c) coffee
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water

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