Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 77 · 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) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
2. 2.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
4. 4.A list: “We bought water, idli and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli (c) roti
5. 5.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) lassi
6. 6.A list: “We bought juice, roti and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti (c) juice
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
10. 10.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
11. 11.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi (c) coffee
12. 12.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) coffee
13. 13.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) coffee
14. 14.A list: “We bought coffee, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) tea
15. 15.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
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 juice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti
22. 22.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) tea
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
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.A list: “We bought juice, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli (c) dosa
26. 26.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
27. 27.“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 ↘
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
29. 29.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
30. 30.A list: “We bought water, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) water
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk
32. 32.A list: “We bought water, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa (c) lassi
33. 33.A list: “We bought roti, water and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi (c) roti
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) roti
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
36. 36.“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 ↗
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
39. 39.A list: “We bought idli, rice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli (c) rice
40. 40.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi (c) rice

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