Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 866 · 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) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) lassi
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi
6. 6.A list: “We bought rice, juice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) juice
7. 7.A list: “We bought rice, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea (c) rice
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
10. 10.“You are coming, aren’t you?” 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.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
15. 15.A list: “We bought milk, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa (c) tea
16. 16.A list: “We bought rice, roti and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) idli
17. 17.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee (c) tea
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi
20. 20.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
21. 21.“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 ↘
22. 22.A list: “We bought water, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water (c) rice
23. 23.A list: “We bought juice, milk and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) juice
24. 24.A list: “We bought idli, coffee and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water (c) coffee
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
26. 26.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice (c) dosa
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) water
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
31. 31.A list: “We bought water, rice and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) milk
32. 32.A list: “We bought juice, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice (c) tea
33. 33.“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 ↘
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
35. 35.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) water
36. 36.A list: “We bought rice, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) rice
37. 37.A list: “We bought lassi, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) lassi
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) roti
39. 39.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice (c) lassi
40. 40.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) rice (c) roti

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