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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 281 · 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) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  2. 2.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?
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  4. 4.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  5. 5.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  7. 7.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  9. 9.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  10. 10.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / you / for / so / much / help. / Thank
  13. 13.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  14. 14.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  18. 18.🙏 What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) window (d) please
  19. 19.🚪 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) umbrella (d) door
  20. 20.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  21. 21.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) pen (d) please
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  24. 24.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) please (d) sorry
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / Thank / so / you / your
  26. 26.Make a sentence: you / much / so / Thank / your / help. / for
  27. 27.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) book (d) please
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / you / help. / Thank / your / much / so
  29. 29.🚰 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) water (d) salt
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: Thank / your / so / help. / much / for / you
  32. 32.☎️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) window
  33. 33.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / you / help. / so / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / you / much / so / Thank
  35. 35.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) window (c) sorry (d) help
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: Thank / for / you / so / help. / much / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: Thank / so / your / much / for / you / help.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow

Answer key

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