Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 949 · 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.A list: “We bought water, lassi and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water (c) coffee
2. 2.A list: “We bought rice, water and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) water (c) coffee
3. 3.Which sounds more polite? (a) I am coming in. (b) May I come in?
4. 4.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could I borrow a pen? (b) Give me a pen.
5. 5.A list: “We bought lassi, milk and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) tea (c) milk
6. 6.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice
7. 7.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
8. 8.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) tea
9. 9.A list: “We bought rice, idli and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli (c) rice
10. 10.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) tea
11. 11.A list: “We bought rice, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) idli (c) milk
12. 12.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you wait, please? (b) Wait.
13. 13.A list: “We bought tea, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) tea
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
15. 15.Offering a choice: “Would you like water or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) juice
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) dosa
17. 17.A list: “We bought lassi, tea and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) juice (c) tea
18. 18.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or lassi?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) lassi
19. 19.Which sounds more polite? (a) Say it again. (b) Could you repeat that?
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) lassi
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa
23. 23.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
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.A list: “We bought coffee, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) milk (c) coffee
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or idli?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) idli
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) coffee
28. 28.“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 ↘
29. 29.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can I have some water? (b) Give me water.
30. 30.A list: “We bought water, lassi and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti (c) water
31. 31.Which sounds more polite? (a) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
32. 32.A list: “We bought idli, dosa and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) dosa (c) rice
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) juice
34. 34.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) tea
35. 35.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) dosa
36. 36.A list: “We bought lassi, juice and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) lassi (c) dosa
37. 37.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) dosa (b) juice
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or coffee?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) coffee
39. 39.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) roti
40. 40.A list: “We bought roti, tea and rice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) rice

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