Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 715 · 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) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk
4. 4.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
6. 6.“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 ↘
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
8. 8.“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 ↘
9. 9.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) dosa
10. 10.“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 ↗
11. 11.A list: “We bought tea, water and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice (c) tea
12. 12.“They live here, don’t they?” 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 ↗
13. 13.“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 ↗
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
15. 15.A list: “We bought coffee, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) milk
16. 16.“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 ↘
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
19. 19.“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 ↘
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
23. 23.A list: “We bought tea, milk and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) roti
24. 24.A list: “We bought juice, idli and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) idli
25. 25.A list: “We bought idli, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) idli
26. 26.A list: “We bought tea, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) juice
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
29. 29.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) idli
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
32. 32.A list: “We bought tea, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) rice
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
35. 35.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
38. 38.A list: “We bought dosa, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) juice
39. 39.A list: “We bought tea, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) rice
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water

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