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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 392 · 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) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  3. 3.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) Could you open the door, please?
  4. 4.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  5. 5.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) help (d) phone
  6. 6.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  8. 8.🚰 What is this? (a) pen (b) door (c) book (d) water
  9. 9.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  10. 10.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  12. 12.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  13. 13.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  14. 14.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / Thank / you / so / much
  15. 15.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  17. 17.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  18. 18.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  19. 19.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) salt (d) phone
  20. 20.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) Could you open the door, please?
  21. 21.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  22. 22.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) help (d) salt
  23. 23.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) door (d) book
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / help. / much / Thank / you / so / for
  25. 25.🚪 What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) sorry (d) salt
  26. 26.Make a sentence: help. / for / Thank / so / your / much / you
  27. 27.Make a sentence: much / you / Thank / so / your / for / help.
  28. 28.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) pen (d) water
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  30. 30.Make a sentence: you / for / Thank / help. / much / so / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / your / help. / so / you
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  34. 34.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: so / your / for / much / Thank / you / help.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  37. 37.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) please (d) salt
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / so / for / much / your / you
  40. 40.Make a sentence: you / for / much / so / Thank / your / help.

Answer key

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

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