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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 156 · 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 “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  4. 4.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  5. 5.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  6. 6.📕 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) water (d) salt
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  8. 8.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  9. 9.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  10. 10.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  11. 11.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  12. 12.Make a sentence: you / so / Thank / help. / much / your / for
  13. 13.🪟 What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) window (d) help
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  15. 15.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  16. 16.Make a sentence: so / much / your / help. / for / Thank / you
  17. 17.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  18. 18.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  19. 19.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  20. 20.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / so / help. / you / your
  21. 21.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / for / your / much / Thank
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  23. 23.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) door (d) umbrella
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  25. 25.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / much / your / for / Thank
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: you / so / much / Thank / for / your / help.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: help. / for / so / you / your / Thank / much
  29. 29.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / you / for / help. / so
  30. 30.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) help (c) book (d) door
  31. 31.Make a sentence: you / your / for / help. / so / much / Thank
  32. 32.🚪 What is this? (a) salt (b) door (c) phone (d) sorry
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / you / Thank / your / much / for / help.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: for / much / you / help. / so / Thank / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I

Answer key

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

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