Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 849 · 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.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) water
2. 2.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
3. 3.“He can swim, can’t he?” 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 ↘
4. 4.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
5. 5.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi (c) dosa
6. 6.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli (c) rice
7. 7.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) idli
8. 8.“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 ↘
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice
10. 10.“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 ↗
11. 11.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
13. 13.A list: “We bought water, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) roti
14. 14.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
15. 15.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
19. 19.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
20. 20.A list: “We bought lassi, roti and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) roti
21. 21.“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 ↘
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
24. 24.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
25. 25.A list: “We bought juice, roti and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli (c) roti
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice
27. 27.A list: “We bought tea, juice and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice (c) tea
28. 28.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) coffee
29. 29.“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 ↗
30. 30.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
35. 35.A list: “We bought water, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) coffee
36. 36.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) rice
37. 37.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) juice
39. 39.A list: “We bought rice, juice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice (c) rice
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea

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