Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 80 · 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) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
7. 7.A list: “We bought rice, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) lassi
8. 8.“It was a good film, wasn’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 ↘
9. 9.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice
11. 11.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
12. 12.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea
14. 14.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
15. 15.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice
17. 17.Which sounds more polite? (a) Show me the way. (b) Can you show me the way?
18. 18.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) roti
19. 19.A list: “We bought milk, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) dosa
20. 20.A list: “We bought rice, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea (c) milk
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
22. 22.A list: “We bought water, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa (c) water
23. 23.A list: “We bought coffee, juice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) juice
24. 24.A list: “We bought juice, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water (c) milk
25. 25.A list: “We bought roti, milk and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) roti
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
28. 28.“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 ↘
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
30. 30.A list: “We bought tea, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) dosa
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
33. 33.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) dosa
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa
35. 35.“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 ↘
36. 36.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) milk
37. 37.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) lassi
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
40. 40.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti (c) dosa

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