Polite Intonation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 23: Polite intonation · Set 980 · 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) Shut the door. (b) Could you shut the door?
2. 2.A list: “We bought rice, juice and tea.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) juice (c) rice
3. 3.Offering a choice: “Would you like dosa or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
4. 4.“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 ↗
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.Offering a choice: “Would you like juice or water?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) water
7. 7.Which sounds more polite? (a) May I come in? (b) I am coming in.
8. 8.A list: “We bought milk, coffee and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) coffee (c) milk
9. 9.A list: “We bought juice, coffee and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) roti (c) juice
10. 10.“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) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
11. 11.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) milk
12. 12.Which sounds more polite? (a) Could you help me? (b) Help me.
13. 13.Which sounds more polite? (a) Can you show me the way? (b) Show me the way.
14. 14.Offering a choice: “Would you like tea or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) tea
15. 15.A list: “We bought roti, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk (c) roti
16. 16.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or milk?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) milk
17. 17.A list: “We bought dosa, tea and coffee.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) dosa (c) tea
18. 18.“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 ↗
19. 19.A list: “We bought water, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) water (c) milk
20. 20.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) coffee
21. 21.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or roti?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) roti
22. 22.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) tea
23. 23.A list: “We bought roti, idli and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) juice (c) roti
24. 24.A list: “We bought roti, tea and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea (c) dosa
25. 25.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) juice
26. 26.Offering a choice: “Would you like idli or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) rice
27. 27.Offering a choice: “Would you like rice or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) juice
28. 28.A list: “We bought tea, milk and lassi.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) lassi (b) milk (c) tea
29. 29.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or rice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) rice
30. 30.Offering a choice: “Would you like lassi or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) tea (b) lassi
31. 31.A list: “We bought lassi, idli and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) idli (b) lassi (c) milk
32. 32.A list: “We bought lassi, coffee and milk.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) coffee (b) lassi (c) milk
33. 33.Offering a choice: “Would you like milk or dosa?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) milk (b) dosa
34. 34.A list: “We bought coffee, water and roti.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) water (c) coffee
35. 35.A list: “We bought rice, lassi and juice.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) rice (b) lassi (c) juice
36. 36.“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) Down ↘ (b) Up ↗
37. 37.A list: “We bought milk, water and dosa.” On which word does your voice go down? (a) water (b) dosa (c) milk
38. 38.Offering a choice: “Would you like roti or tea?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) roti (b) tea
39. 39.“She likes tea, doesn’t she?” You are not sure and really want to know. Does your voice go up or down on the tag? (a) Up ↗ (b) Down ↘
40. 40.Offering a choice: “Would you like coffee or juice?” On which word does your voice go down? (a) juice (b) coffee

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