Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 807 · 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) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
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.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
5. 5.A list: “We bought tea, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) tea
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
10. 10.A list: “We bought water, idli and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) idli
11. 11.A list: “We bought juice, milk and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) dosa
12. 12.“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 ↘
13. 13.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti (c) juice
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
15. 15.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) juice
16. 16.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
18. 18.A list: “We bought milk, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) rice
19. 19.A list: “We bought rice, roti and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli (c) roti
20. 20.A list: “We bought rice, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) tea
21. 21.A list: “We bought roti, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) roti
22. 22.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you pass the salt? (b) Pass the salt.
23. 23.“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 ↘
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water
25. 25.A list: “We bought juice, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice (c) idli
26. 26.A list: “We bought juice, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) juice
27. 27.A list: “We bought juice, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) lassi
28. 28.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
29. 29.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) coffee
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea
31. 31.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice (c) lassi
32. 32.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) dosa
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
36. 36.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) tea
37. 37.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti (c) dosa
38. 38.“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 ↗
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice

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