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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 225 · 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) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  4. 4.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  8. 8.🚪 What is this? (a) please (b) pen (c) phone (d) door
  9. 9.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  11. 11.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  12. 12.Make a sentence: much / Thank / for / your / you / so / help.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  14. 14.🚰 What is this? (a) pen (b) umbrella (c) window (d) water
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / much / help. / for / so / you / Thank
  16. 16.Make a sentence: so / Thank / your / much / you / help. / for
  17. 17.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / your / so / you / Thank
  18. 18.🧂 What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) salt (d) sorry
  19. 19.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  20. 20.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  21. 21.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  22. 22.😔 What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) salt (d) sorry
  23. 23.Make a sentence: help. / for / you / so / much / Thank / your
  24. 24.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  25. 25.Make a sentence: for / Thank / your / so / much / you / help.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / help. / much / you / so / for / Thank
  27. 27.📕 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) book (d) phone
  28. 28.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  30. 30.🪟 What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) book (d) window
  31. 31.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: much / your / you / Thank / help. / so / for
  34. 34.☎️ What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) phone (d) umbrella
  35. 35.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) umbrella (d) door
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / your / so / for / help. / you / Thank
  38. 38.Make a sentence: so / your / much / Thank / for / you / help.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: much / for / you / your / so / help. / Thank
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May

Answer key

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

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