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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 264 · 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) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / Thank / much / you / so
  5. 5.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  6. 6.Make a sentence: help. / you / for / much / Thank / so / your
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  8. 8.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  9. 9.🧂 What is this? (a) phone (b) door (c) please (d) salt
  10. 10.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  12. 12.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  14. 14.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) door (c) umbrella (d) help
  15. 15.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / so / you / Thank / for
  16. 16.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) pen (d) phone
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / much / so / for / you / help. / Thank
  18. 18.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  19. 19.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  20. 20.Make a sentence: you / your / so / Thank / help. / for / much
  21. 21.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  22. 22.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) window (c) please (d) help
  23. 23.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  24. 24.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  25. 25.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) help (d) book
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  27. 27.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  28. 28.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / much / so / for / you / your
  29. 29.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) phone (d) salt
  30. 30.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / for / much / Thank / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  32. 32.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  34. 34.🙏 What is this? (a) phone (b) salt (c) please (d) door
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help. / your / you / so / for / much / Thank
  37. 37.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / much / your / Thank / you
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / help. / your / for / you / Thank / much

Answer key

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

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