Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 83 · 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.“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 ↘
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
6. 6.“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 ↗
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
9. 9.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) roti
10. 10.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
11. 11.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
12. 12.A list: “We bought rice, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) rice
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
16. 16.A list: “We bought juice, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) juice
17. 17.A list: “We bought rice, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) rice
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
19. 19.A list: “We bought idli, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) dosa
20. 20.A list: “We bought juice, roti and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) juice
21. 21.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) dosa
22. 22.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
23. 23.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) idli
24. 24.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea
26. 26.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee (c) dosa
27. 27.A list: “We bought water, lassi and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) water
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
29. 29.A list: “We bought lassi, roti and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti (c) rice
30. 30.A list: “We bought coffee, roti and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) roti
31. 31.“They live here, don’t they?” 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 ↘
32. 32.A list: “We bought roti, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) dosa
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) roti
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
36. 36.A list: “We bought coffee, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) dosa
37. 37.A list: “We bought tea, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water (c) tea
38. 38.A list: “We bought idli, water and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water (c) dosa
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
40. 40.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee (c) dosa

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