Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 89 · 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) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
2. 2.“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 ↘
3. 3.A list: “We bought juice, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice (c) tea
4. 4.A list: “We bought rice, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) rice (c) tea
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you speak slowly? (b) Speak slowly.
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice
8. 8.A list: “We bought water, rice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) water
9. 9.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
10. 10.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
11. 11.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
12. 12.“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 ↘
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.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea (c) dosa
15. 15.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
16. 16.“The shop is open, 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 ↗
17. 17.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli (c) milk
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
21. 21.A list: “We bought water, milk and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) milk
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
24. 24.A list: “We bought idli, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water (c) rice
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
28. 28.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
29. 29.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee (c) milk
30. 30.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) water
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) dosa
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) roti
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) tea
37. 37.A list: “We bought dosa, coffee and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) idli
38. 38.A list: “We bought rice, idli and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea (c) rice
39. 39.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
40. 40.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?

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