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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 170 · 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 “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  4. 4.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / help. / so / for / much
  5. 5.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  6. 6.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  8. 8.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  9. 9.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  10. 10.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  12. 12.📕 What is this? (a) salt (b) please (c) book (d) pen
  13. 13.Make a sentence: you / for / help. / much / your / Thank / so
  14. 14.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) door (c) phone (d) pen
  15. 15.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  16. 16.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  19. 19.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: so / Thank / much / you / your / help. / for
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / so / you / for / much / Thank / help.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  26. 26.☂️ What is this? (a) phone (b) door (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  27. 27.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / your / for / Thank / so
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  29. 29.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) door (d) salt
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: so / help. / Thank / much / for / you / your
  32. 32.Make a sentence: so / much / you / for / your / Thank / help.
  33. 33.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) water (d) umbrella
  34. 34.🆘 What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) help
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / so / for / you / much
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / Thank / much / for / you
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / for / your / you / Thank / so / much
  39. 39.Make a sentence: for / so / help. / your / Thank / you / much
  40. 40.🚪 What is this? (a) help (b) water (c) door (d) pen

Answer key

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

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