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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 458 · 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.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  2. 2.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  3. 3.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  7. 7.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) sorry (d) phone
  8. 8.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) pen (d) sorry
  9. 9.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  10. 10.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  11. 11.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  13. 13.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) water (c) phone (d) window
  14. 14.Make a sentence: help. / your / for / so / you / much / Thank
  15. 15.Make a sentence: you / for / so / help. / your / Thank / much
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  17. 17.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  18. 18.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) window (d) umbrella
  19. 19.Make a sentence: so / your / you / for / Thank / help. / much
  20. 20.Make a sentence: so / Thank / you / for / much / your / help.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: so / you / your / much / for / help. / Thank
  22. 22.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: Thank / so / for / you / much / help. / your
  25. 25.Make a sentence: you / your / for / help. / so / Thank / much
  26. 26.Make a sentence: much / help. / Thank / for / you / so / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: much / for / so / you / your / help. / Thank
  32. 32.Make a sentence: much / for / you / your / Thank / so / help.
  33. 33.🧂 What is this? (a) pen (b) salt (c) please (d) book
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / for / so / Thank / your
  39. 39.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) water (c) sorry (d) salt
  40. 40.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) window (d) umbrella

Answer key

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

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