Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 752 · 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.“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 ↗
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
4. 4.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
5. 5.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) milk
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
9. 9.“It is hot today, 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 ↘
10. 10.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) idli
11. 11.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
12. 12.A list: “We bought idli, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) idli
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
14. 14.A list: “We bought lassi, idli and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli (c) water
15. 15.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
16. 16.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa (c) coffee
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
20. 20.A list: “We bought tea, juice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) water
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti
22. 22.“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 ↗
23. 23.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
24. 24.“He can swim, can’t he?” 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 ↘
25. 25.A list: “We bought rice, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) rice
26. 26.A list: “We bought juice, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti (c) coffee
27. 27.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
28. 28.A list: “We bought juice, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) juice
29. 29.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) coffee
30. 30.“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 ↗
31. 31.A list: “We bought milk, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) coffee
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
33. 33.A list: “We bought idli, roti and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) water
34. 34.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
35. 35.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
36. 36.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) juice
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea
39. 39.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) idli
40. 40.A list: “We bought milk, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) rice

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