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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 216 · 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) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  2. 2.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  3. 3.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  4. 4.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  5. 5.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  8. 8.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  10. 10.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) May I borrow your pen?
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  12. 12.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) door (c) please (d) sorry
  13. 13.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  14. 14.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  15. 15.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  17. 17.📕 What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) door (d) salt
  18. 18.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) pen (c) please (d) salt
  19. 19.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  20. 20.🚪 What is this? (a) pen (b) salt (c) door (d) sorry
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  22. 22.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  23. 23.Make a sentence: for / you / so / your / Thank / help. / much
  24. 24.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) salt (d) help
  25. 25.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / much / Thank / for / you / help. / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: much / Thank / for / you / help. / so / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  29. 29.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: much / so / for / your / you / Thank / help.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / you / much / help. / for / so / Thank
  32. 32.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / Thank / help. / for / so / your / much
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / Thank / help. / much / so / for / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / much / so / for / you
  37. 37.🚰 What is this? (a) pen (b) help (c) water (d) sorry
  38. 38.☂️ What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) salt (d) umbrella
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  40. 40.🆘 What is this? (a) book (b) help (c) water (d) sorry

Answer key

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

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