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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 443 · 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) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  3. 3.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) door (c) sorry (d) salt
  4. 4.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / Thank / for / much / so
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: you / much / so / your / for / Thank / help.
  8. 8.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  11. 11.Make a sentence: so / much / you / Thank / your / for / help.
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  13. 13.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  14. 14.Make a sentence: for / Thank / much / your / so / you / help.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  17. 17.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  18. 18.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  19. 19.🖊️ What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) pen (d) door
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  21. 21.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / your / you / so / help.
  23. 23.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  29. 29.☂️ What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) help (d) salt
  30. 30.Make a sentence: for / you / so / much / Thank / your / help.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / much / your / so / you / for
  32. 32.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / much / you / your / so / for
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / your / help. / for / Thank / much / you
  34. 34.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) umbrella (c) window (d) please
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / so / you / your / Thank
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / much / your / for / Thank / you / so
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / so / much / help. / you / your / for
  40. 40.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?

Answer key

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

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