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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 235 · 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 borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  2. 2.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  3. 3.Make a sentence: much / your / Thank / for / you / so / help.
  4. 4.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  5. 5.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  6. 6.Make a sentence: for / you / much / Thank / so / help. / your
  7. 7.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  8. 8.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  9. 9.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  10. 10.☂️ What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) salt (d) umbrella
  11. 11.Make a sentence: so / much / help. / Thank / for / you / your
  12. 12.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  13. 13.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  14. 14.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  15. 15.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  17. 17.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  19. 19.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / help. / your / for / so / much / Thank
  22. 22.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  23. 23.Make a sentence: help. / for / so / much / you / your / Thank
  24. 24.📕 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) help (d) umbrella
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / so / Thank / you / much
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / help. / much / so / you
  29. 29.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  30. 30.Make a sentence: you / much / for / so / help. / your / Thank
  31. 31.Make a sentence: you / help. / for / much / your / Thank / so
  32. 32.Make a sentence: for / so / much / help. / your / Thank / you
  33. 33.🚰 What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) help (d) water
  34. 34.Make a sentence: Thank / for / you / help. / so / your / much
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  36. 36.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) help (d) water
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / help. / for / Thank / much / your / so
  39. 39.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) phone (d) please
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow

Answer key

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

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