Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 904 · 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 dosa or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi
2. 2.A list: “We bought coffee, tea and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee (c) milk
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) coffee
4. 4.A list: “We bought juice, milk and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) water
5. 5.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
8. 8.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me water. (b) Can I have some water?
9. 9.“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 ↘
10. 10.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
11. 11.A list: “We bought roti, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti (c) tea
12. 12.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
13. 13.A list: “We bought milk, idli and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) lassi
14. 14.A list: “We bought milk, juice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) milk (c) idli
15. 15.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea (c) lassi
16. 16.A list: “We bought roti, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice (c) roti
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
18. 18.Which sounds more polite? (a) Give me a pen. (b) Could I borrow a pen?
19. 19.A list: “We bought water, tea and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) tea
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee
21. 21.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice (c) coffee
22. 22.A list: “We bought tea, coffee and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) coffee
23. 23.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice
24. 24.“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 ↗
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) idli
26. 26.A list: “We bought idli, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) water (c) tea
27. 27.A list: “We bought dosa, juice and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) lassi (c) juice
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) idli
29. 29.A list: “We bought juice, water and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice (c) water
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water
31. 31.A list: “We bought roti, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) roti (c) tea
32. 32.A list: “We bought coffee, dosa and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice (c) coffee
33. 33.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you shut the door? (b) Shut the door.
34. 34.“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 ↘
35. 35.A list: “We bought juice, idli and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) idli (c) juice
36. 36.A list: “We bought rice, roti and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) rice (c) juice
37. 37.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa
40. 40.A list: “We bought dosa, roti and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti (c) dosa

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