Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 757 · 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.A list: “We bought milk, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) milk
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
3. 3.A list: “We bought tea, idli and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) rice
4. 4.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee
6. 6.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
10. 10.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
11. 11.A list: “We bought coffee, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) juice
12. 12.A list: “We bought tea, idli and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) tea
13. 13.A list: “We bought idli, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water (c) idli
14. 14.A list: “We bought roti, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) coffee
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
17. 17.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
22. 22.A list: “We bought rice, roti and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) dosa
23. 23.A list: “We bought water, idli and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water (c) rice
24. 24.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
26. 26.A list: “We bought juice, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice (c) tea
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
28. 28.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice (c) dosa
29. 29.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) idli
30. 30.“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 ↘
31. 31.“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 ↘
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
35. 35.A list: “We bought milk, water and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk (c) lassi
36. 36.A list: “We bought milk, juice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) coffee
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa
38. 38.A list: “We bought dosa, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water (c) dosa
39. 39.A list: “We bought tea, juice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice (c) tea
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice

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