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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 470 · 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) May I borrow your pen?
  2. 2.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  3. 3.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) phone (d) water
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  5. 5.🙏 What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) please (d) water
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  7. 7.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  8. 8.Make a sentence: for / Thank / you / so / help. / your / much
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  11. 11.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  12. 12.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  13. 13.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: much / so / you / help. / for / Thank / your
  15. 15.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.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  17. 17.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  18. 18.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / much / help. / Thank / for / you / so
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / help. / so / Thank / much / your / for
  22. 22.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  25. 25.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  26. 26.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  27. 27.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: so / your / Thank / much / for / you / help.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: you / much / Thank / your / for / so / help.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  34. 34.📕 What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) book (d) sorry
  35. 35.🖊️ What is this? (a) water (b) pen (c) phone (d) umbrella
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help. / much / so / Thank / you / your / for
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: so / you / for / your / much / Thank / help.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / for / you / help. / your / much / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / Thank / your / you / so

Answer key

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