Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 924 · 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.“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 ↘
2. 2.A list: “We bought juice, idli and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice (c) roti
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
4. 4.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi
5. 5.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea
6. 6.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you repeat that? (b) Say it again.
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
8. 8.A list: “We bought roti, rice and water.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) roti (c) water
9. 9.A list: “We bought milk, tea and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) 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.A list: “We bought lassi, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa (c) idli
12. 12.A list: “We bought milk, roti and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) tea (c) roti
13. 13.A list: “We bought coffee, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) rice
14. 14.Which sounds more polite? (a) Pass the salt. (b) Could you pass the salt?
15. 15.A list: “We bought lassi, coffee and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) tea
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
17. 17.A list: “We bought dosa, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa (c) rice
18. 18.A list: “We bought rice, dosa and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) dosa
19. 19.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti
21. 21.“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 ↘
22. 22.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice (c) coffee
23. 23.A list: “We bought milk, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk (c) rice
24. 24.A list: “We bought milk, dosa and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli (c) dosa
25. 25.A list: “We bought dosa, juice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice (c) dosa
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) water
28. 28.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli
29. 29.Which sounds more polite? (a) Wait. (b) Could you wait, please?
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti
31. 31.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
33. 33.A list: “We bought coffee, milk and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) roti
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) idli
36. 36.“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 ↗
37. 37.A list: “We bought tea, dosa and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) dosa
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
39. 39.A list: “We bought water, rice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) dosa (c) water
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi

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