Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 696 · 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) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
2. 2.A list: “We bought tea, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea (c) water
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
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.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
7. 7.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) milk
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water
10. 10.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
11. 11.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
15. 15.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
17. 17.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
18. 18.A list: “We bought idli, roti and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) roti
19. 19.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
20. 20.A list: “We bought coffee, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) water
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice
22. 22.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) coffee
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
24. 24.A list: “We bought roti, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti (c) tea
25. 25.A list: “We bought water, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk (c) lassi
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
27. 27.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
29. 29.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
31. 31.“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 ↗
32. 32.“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 ↘
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water
34. 34.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
35. 35.A list: “We bought water, milk and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water (c) milk
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
37. 37.A list: “We bought roti, lassi and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) roti
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli
39. 39.A list: “We bought milk, juice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) juice
40. 40.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) roti

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