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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 294 · 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.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (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.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  7. 7.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) sorry (c) please (d) help
  8. 8.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) pen (c) phone (d) help
  9. 9.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) water (c) pen (d) phone
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  12. 12.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  13. 13.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  14. 14.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  15. 15.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  17. 17.🧂 What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) salt (d) help
  18. 18.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / for / you / Thank / so
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  20. 20.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  21. 21.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I
  23. 23.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: Thank / so / you / your / help. / for / much
  25. 25.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) pen (d) window
  26. 26.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / so / Thank / you / your
  27. 27.🚪 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) door (d) book
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / help. / you / your / so
  30. 30.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: for / you / help. / much / your / Thank / so
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  33. 33.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  34. 34.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / your / much / so / for / you
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: help. / for / Thank / so / much / your / you
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  40. 40.🙏 What is this? (a) salt (b) umbrella (c) please (d) pen

Answer key

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

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