Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 647 · 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 tea, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) tea
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
4. 4.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
6. 6.“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 ↗
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
9. 9.A list: “We bought dosa, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice (c) coffee
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
12. 12.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
15. 15.“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 ↗
16. 16.A list: “We bought dosa, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice (c) tea
17. 17.“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 ↘
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
19. 19.“We have a test, don’t we?” 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.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) milk
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
22. 22.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
23. 23.A list: “We bought idli, juice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice (c) water
24. 24.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
26. 26.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
27. 27.A list: “We bought lassi, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) juice
28. 28.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) juice
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice
35. 35.A list: “We bought tea, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) dosa
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa
37. 37.A list: “We bought tea, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) milk
38. 38.A list: “We bought water, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) milk
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
40. 40.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?

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