Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 659 · 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 juice, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa (c) juice
2. 2.A list: “We bought roti, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) roti
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
4. 4.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) water
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
9. 9.A list: “We bought rice, roti and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) dosa
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk
11. 11.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) rice
12. 12.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
13. 13.“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 ↘
14. 14.A list: “We bought rice, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) rice
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
17. 17.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
18. 18.A list: “We bought tea, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) idli
19. 19.“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 ↗
20. 20.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) water
21. 21.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
22. 22.A list: “We bought rice, roti and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) rice
23. 23.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) rice
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
26. 26.A list: “We bought roti, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli (c) dosa
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
29. 29.A list: “We bought milk, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) coffee
30. 30.A list: “We bought rice, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) coffee
31. 31.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
32. 32.A list: “We bought rice, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) rice
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
34. 34.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice (c) coffee
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice
37. 37.A list: “We bought idli, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) juice
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
39. 39.A list: “We bought water, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) water
40. 40.A list: “We bought rice, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea (c) juice

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