Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 793 · 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.“She likes tea, doesn’t she?” 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 ↘
2. 2.A list: “We bought coffee, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) juice
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Speak slowly. (b) Could you speak slowly?
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
6. 6.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) dosa
7. 7.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice (c) dosa
8. 8.A list: “We bought lassi, dosa and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) lassi
9. 9.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
10. 10.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
12. 12.A list: “We bought dosa, lassi and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) juice
13. 13.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) tea
14. 14.A list: “We bought lassi, water and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice (c) lassi
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (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, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) tea
19. 19.“It is hot today, isn’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 ↘
20. 20.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
21. 21.“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 ↘
22. 22.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
23. 23.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
24. 24.A list: “We bought milk, juice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) juice
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
26. 26.A list: “We bought dosa, milk and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice (c) dosa
27. 27.A list: “We bought rice, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) water
28. 28.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
29. 29.A list: “We bought water, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa (c) idli
30. 30.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) tea
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
32. 32.A list: “We bought tea, juice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli (c) tea
33. 33.“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 ↗
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) milk
35. 35.A list: “We bought idli, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) idli
36. 36.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
37. 37.A list: “We bought milk, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) lassi
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee

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