Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 706 · 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) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
2. 2.“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 ↗
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
4. 4.A list: “We bought tea, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) rice
5. 5.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water
7. 7.A list: “We bought lassi, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) coffee
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
9. 9.A list: “We bought tea, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) rice
10. 10.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) tea
11. 11.A list: “We bought milk, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) dosa
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) idli
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice
14. 14.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) juice
15. 15.A list: “We bought coffee, juice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice (c) water
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
17. 17.A list: “We bought dosa, roti and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) roti
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
19. 19.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) idli
20. 20.A list: “We bought lassi, roti and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) roti
21. 21.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea (c) coffee
22. 22.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) rice
23. 23.“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 ↗
24. 24.A list: “We bought milk, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) water
25. 25.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
26. 26.A list: “We bought tea, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) tea
27. 27.“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 ↘
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
35. 35.“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 ↘
36. 36.“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 ↘
37. 37.A list: “We bought rice, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea (c) idli
38. 38.A list: “We bought tea, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti (c) tea
39. 39.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) roti
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee

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