Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 876 · 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.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) rice
4. 4.A list: “We bought lassi, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) water
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
7. 7.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) juice
8. 8.“You are coming, aren’t you?” 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.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi (c) coffee
10. 10.A list: “We bought lassi, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice (c) tea
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee
12. 12.A list: “We bought lassi, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) rice
13. 13.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
15. 15.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea (c) milk
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
17. 17.A list: “We bought juice, idli and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice (c) tea
18. 18.“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 ↘
19. 19.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee
23. 23.A list: “We bought idli, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) idli
24. 24.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice
28. 28.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
29. 29.A list: “We bought idli, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli (c) tea
30. 30.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
32. 32.“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 ↘
33. 33.A list: “We bought rice, juice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice (c) idli
34. 34.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) juice
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
36. 36.A list: “We bought coffee, lassi and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) juice
37. 37.A list: “We bought rice, roti and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) roti
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli
39. 39.A list: “We bought juice, lassi and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea (c) lassi
40. 40.A list: “We bought milk, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk (c) tea

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