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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 249 · 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) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  4. 4.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) door (d) phone
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  6. 6.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / you / Thank / so / your
  7. 7.🚪 What is this? (a) water (b) window (c) door (d) pen
  8. 8.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  9. 9.🪟 What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) help (d) window
  10. 10.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  12. 12.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  13. 13.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  14. 14.📕 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) pen (c) window (d) book
  15. 15.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  16. 16.Make a sentence: Thank / you / help. / so / your / for / much
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / help. / Thank / you / for / so / much
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: much / you / so / your / Thank / for / help.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  22. 22.🧂 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) window (d) salt
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  29. 29.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / your / for / Thank / much
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / your / much / you / for / so
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / Thank / for / your / much
  34. 34.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / much / so / help. / you / for / Thank
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / Thank / your / you / for
  37. 37.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / so / you / your / Thank
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / your / Thank / you / so / for / much
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow

Answer key

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

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