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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 384 · 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) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  5. 5.Make a sentence: your / you / much / for / Thank / so / help.
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  7. 7.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  9. 9.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  10. 10.Make a sentence: you / so / your / Thank / much / help. / for
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  12. 12.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  13. 13.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  14. 14.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  15. 15.Make a sentence: much / you / so / your / for / Thank / help.
  16. 16.📕 What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) book (d) phone
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / you / so / help. / for / much / Thank
  18. 18.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  19. 19.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) window (c) water (d) pen
  20. 20.Make a sentence: much / your / so / you / Thank / for / help.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / so / Thank / you / your
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / you / Thank / for / much
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  24. 24.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  26. 26.🆘 What is this? (a) pen (b) phone (c) sorry (d) help
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  28. 28.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) help (d) pen
  29. 29.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) umbrella (d) pen
  30. 30.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) book (c) window (d) sorry
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / you / much / Thank / for
  32. 32.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) window (d) phone
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  34. 34.Make a sentence: for / your / you / much / help. / so / Thank
  35. 35.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) sorry (d) pen
  36. 36.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / Thank / for / your / help. / you / so
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: you / your / so / Thank / help. / much / for
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I

Answer key

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

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