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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 425 · 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) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  3. 3.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / much / you / for / so / your
  4. 4.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?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  6. 6.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  7. 7.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  8. 8.Make a sentence: much / help. / so / Thank / you / for / your
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  11. 11.🖊️ What is this? (a) water (b) window (c) pen (d) help
  12. 12.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  14. 14.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) Could you open the door, please?
  15. 15.📕 What is this? (a) water (b) door (c) book (d) umbrella
  16. 16.Make a sentence: so / your / you / Thank / much / help. / for
  17. 17.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  18. 18.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) door (d) salt
  19. 19.Make a sentence: Thank / your / so / for / you / much / help.
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  21. 21.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) book (d) umbrella
  22. 22.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / so / much / Thank / for / help. / you
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  26. 26.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) door (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  27. 27.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) salt (d) water
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  29. 29.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) pen (d) umbrella
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  34. 34.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  35. 35.☎️ What is this? (a) book (b) salt (c) water (d) phone
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / for / you / your / much / help. / Thank
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / you / Thank / much / your / so / for
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?

Answer key

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