Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 925 · 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) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
2. 2.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
3. 3.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
4. 4.“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 ↘
5. 5.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
7. 7.A list: “We bought tea, rice and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) rice (c) juice
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) rice
9. 9.“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 ↘
10. 10.Which sounds more polite? (a) Help me. (b) Could you help me?
11. 11.A list: “We bought lassi, idli and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice (c) lassi
12. 12.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea
13. 13.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
14. 14.A list: “We bought milk, water and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) water (c) tea
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) rice
16. 16.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
17. 17.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) idli
18. 18.A list: “We bought milk, lassi and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) lassi
19. 19.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water
20. 20.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) coffee
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 roti, coffee and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) coffee (c) roti
24. 24.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) milk (c) coffee
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea
27. 27.A list: “We bought rice, water and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice (c) water
28. 28.A list: “We bought idli, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) idli (c) tea
29. 29.A list: “We bought juice, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee (c) tea
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) dosa
31. 31.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
32. 32.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice
33. 33.A list: “We bought roti, juice and idli.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice (c) roti
34. 34.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
36. 36.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) milk
37. 37.A list: “We bought dosa, water and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) milk (c) dosa
38. 38.A list: “We bought tea, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi (c) coffee
39. 39.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) coffee (c) tea
40. 40.“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 ↗

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