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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 154 · 40 questions
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Speaking tips (Grammar point): Ask for permission: “May I come in?” “May I borrow your pen?” Ask someone to do something: “Can you …?” or, more politely, “Could you …, please?” You borrow from someone; someone lends to you. Reply to “Thank you” with “You are welcome.”

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  1. 1.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  3. 3.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) door (d) window
  4. 4.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  5. 5.🙏 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) please (d) phone
  6. 6.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  8. 8.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  11. 11.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  12. 12.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  13. 13.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / for / Thank / so / you / much / help.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  17. 17.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) phone (d) water
  18. 18.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / you / help. / so / for / much / Thank
  21. 21.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  22. 22.Make a sentence: so / you / for / much / Thank / your / help.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / so / you / much / your / for
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  26. 26.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: help. / you / so / Thank / much / for / your
  31. 31.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) window
  32. 32.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: much / for / so / your / help. / you / Thank
  34. 34.🚰 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) salt (d) umbrella
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  37. 37.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  39. 39.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  40. 40.🆘 What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) please (d) help

Answer key

  1. Could you open the door, please?
  2. May
  3. door
  4. May I borrow your pen?
  5. please
  6. May I borrow your pen?
  7. May I borrow your pen?
  8. lend
  9. Can you pass me the salt, please?
  10. May I borrow your pen?
  11. May I have some water, please?
  12. borrow
  13. May I borrow your pen?
  14. Thank you so much for your help.
  15. May I borrow your pen?
  16. May I borrow your pen?
  17. window
  18. sorry
  19. May I borrow your pen?
  20. Thank you so much for your help.
  21. welcome
  22. Thank you so much for your help.
  23. Thank you so much for your help.
  24. May I borrow your pen?
  25. May I borrow your pen?
  26. Could
  27. May I borrow your pen?
  28. May I borrow your pen?
  29. May I borrow your pen?
  30. Thank you so much for your help.
  31. phone
  32. Thank you so much for your help.
  33. Thank you so much for your help.
  34. water
  35. May I borrow your pen?
  36. May I borrow your pen?
  37. Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  38. May I borrow your pen?
  39. for
  40. help

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