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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 429 · 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) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  3. 3.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  4. 4.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) Could you open the door, please?
  5. 5.🚰 What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) window (d) water
  6. 6.Make a sentence: much / for / so / your / you / help. / Thank
  7. 7.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  8. 8.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  9. 9.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  10. 10.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) May I borrow your pen?
  11. 11.☎️ What is this? (a) water (b) phone (c) book (d) umbrella
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  13. 13.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  14. 14.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  15. 15.🧂 What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) salt (d) window
  16. 16.🆘 What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) window (d) please
  17. 17.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) help (d) phone
  18. 18.Make a sentence: so / you / for / your / much / help. / Thank
  19. 19.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  21. 21.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  22. 22.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) window (d) help
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / you / your / much / for / help. / Thank
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  26. 26.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: help. / your / Thank / much / you / so / for
  28. 28.Make a sentence: Thank / your / much / so / for / help. / you
  29. 29.Make a sentence: so / Thank / much / help. / your / you / for
  30. 30.Make a sentence: help. / for / you / much / your / so / Thank
  31. 31.Make a sentence: you / your / help. / Thank / so / much / for
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / your / Thank / much / for / so / you
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: so / you / your / much / help. / Thank / for
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / you / for / your / much / Thank / help.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / much / for / so / help. / Thank / your
  39. 39.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / help. / Thank / your / much / for / you

Answer key

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

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