Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 673 · 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) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
2. 2.A list: “We bought tea, water and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) dosa
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
5. 5.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water (c) coffee
6. 6.A list: “We bought idli, juice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) juice
7. 7.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
9. 9.A list: “We bought juice, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice (c) lassi
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
12. 12.“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 ↗
13. 13.“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 ↘
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti
18. 18.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) tea
19. 19.A list: “We bought roti, juice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti (c) milk
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
21. 21.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa
24. 24.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
25. 25.A list: “We bought water, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice (c) coffee
26. 26.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) milk
27. 27.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
28. 28.A list: “We bought juice, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) rice
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi
30. 30.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi (c) coffee
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
33. 33.A list: “We bought idli, water and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) idli
34. 34.A list: “We bought milk, idli and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli (c) milk
35. 35.A list: “We bought idli, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) roti
36. 36.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa (c) roti
37. 37.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
39. 39.A list: “We bought rice, milk and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) idli
40. 40.A list: “We bought tea, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) rice

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