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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 298 · 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) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  4. 4.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) salt (d) help
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  7. 7.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  8. 8.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  9. 9.🧂 What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) water (d) salt
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  11. 11.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  12. 12.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) water (c) please (d) phone
  13. 13.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  14. 14.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  15. 15.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  17. 17.☂️ What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) please (d) umbrella
  18. 18.📕 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) book (d) please
  19. 19.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / so / for / you / Thank / much / help.
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  22. 22.🙏 What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) help (d) please
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / Thank / you / your / for
  24. 24.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  26. 26.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) water (d) umbrella
  27. 27.Make a sentence: you / much / for / help. / so / Thank / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / you / your / much / help. / Thank / so
  29. 29.Make a sentence: so / much / you / help. / your / Thank / for
  30. 30.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / Thank / your / you / for
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: help. / for / you / Thank / your / much / so
  33. 33.🆘 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) help (d) please
  34. 34.😔 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) sorry (d) door
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / Thank / you / for / much
  36. 36.Make a sentence: for / so / much / you / Thank / help. / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  39. 39.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your

Answer key

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

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