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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 176 · 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.🆘 What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) help (d) please
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  7. 7.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  8. 8.☎️ What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) phone (d) sorry
  9. 9.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  12. 12.Make a sentence: much / so / you / help. / your / Thank / for
  13. 13.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  14. 14.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / your / so / you / Thank
  15. 15.🚪 What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) door (d) help
  16. 16.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  17. 17.Make a sentence: you / so / for / Thank / much / your / help.
  18. 18.🧂 What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) sorry (d) salt
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  20. 20.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  21. 21.Make a sentence: so / much / help. / Thank / for / your / you
  22. 22.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) window (d) salt
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  26. 26.Make a sentence: help. / for / Thank / your / so / much / you
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / for / you / so / much
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  31. 31.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / for / your / help. / much / so / Thank
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / for / much / you / so / Thank / help.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / you / help. / much / for
  35. 35.📕 What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) sorry (d) salt
  36. 36.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  37. 37.🙏 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) salt (d) please
  38. 38.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  39. 39.☂️ What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) help (d) umbrella
  40. 40.😔 What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) window (d) pen

Answer key

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

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