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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 314 · 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) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  4. 4.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  5. 5.😔 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) sorry (d) book
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  7. 7.Make a sentence: much / Thank / for / help. / so / you / your
  8. 8.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  9. 9.🆘 What is this? (a) pen (b) phone (c) please (d) help
  10. 10.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) salt (d) book
  11. 11.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?
  12. 12.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  13. 13.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) book
  14. 14.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  18. 18.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) please (d) umbrella
  19. 19.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  20. 20.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / your / so / for / much / help. / Thank
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  24. 24.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) please (d) water
  25. 25.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  27. 27.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  29. 29.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  31. 31.☎️ What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) sorry (d) phone
  32. 32.📕 What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) salt (d) book
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  34. 34.Make a sentence: for / much / you / so / Thank / your / help.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / so / your / you / much / for
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  37. 37.🪟 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) window (d) salt
  38. 38.Make a sentence: for / so / Thank / much / help. / your / you
  39. 39.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your

Answer key

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

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