Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 767 · 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) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
2. 2.“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 ↘
3. 3.A list: “We bought rice, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) tea
4. 4.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) rice
5. 5.A list: “We bought rice, milk and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) idli
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa
9. 9.“He can swim, can’t he?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
11. 11.A list: “We bought lassi, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) tea
12. 12.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) tea
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
15. 15.A list: “We bought juice, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice (c) rice
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
19. 19.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
20. 20.A list: “We bought tea, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) milk
21. 21.A list: “We bought water, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) water
22. 22.“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 ↗
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
25. 25.A list: “We bought idli, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) idli
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
27. 27.A list: “We bought idli, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) idli
28. 28.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) roti
29. 29.“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 ↗
30. 30.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
31. 31.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) rice
32. 32.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) water
33. 33.A list: “We bought roti, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) tea
34. 34.A list: “We bought water, lassi and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water (c) lassi
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
38. 38.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) roti
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
40. 40.A list: “We bought juice, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) dosa

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