Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 734 · 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) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
2. 2.“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 ↘
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice
4. 4.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
6. 6.A list: “We bought coffee, rice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) idli
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice
9. 9.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) rice
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
11. 11.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
12. 12.A list: “We bought milk, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) coffee
13. 13.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi (c) coffee
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea
17. 17.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
18. 18.A list: “We bought dosa, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) lassi
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
20. 20.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
22. 22.A list: “We bought milk, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea (c) milk
23. 23.“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 ↘
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
25. 25.“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 ↘
26. 26.“You are coming, aren’t you?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
29. 29.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) roti
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
32. 32.A list: “We bought rice, juice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice (c) juice
33. 33.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) coffee
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
35. 35.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) tea
36. 36.A list: “We bought water, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice (c) tea
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
38. 38.A list: “We bought dosa, juice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti (c) dosa
39. 39.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa

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