Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 666 · 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.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
6. 6.“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 ↘
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
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.“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 ↘
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
12. 12.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
16. 16.A list: “We bought milk, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) milk
17. 17.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
19. 19.A list: “We bought dosa, water and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) lassi
20. 20.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
21. 21.“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 ↘
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi
24. 24.A list: “We bought tea, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) milk
25. 25.A list: “We bought roti, idli and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) roti
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
29. 29.A list: “We bought lassi, juice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice (c) water
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
31. 31.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) tea
32. 32.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
33. 33.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
35. 35.A list: “We bought juice, tea and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water (c) tea
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
37. 37.A list: “We bought roti, juice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa (c) juice
38. 38.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) lassi
39. 39.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
40. 40.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) coffee

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