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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 471 · 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) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  3. 3.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  4. 4.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  6. 6.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  8. 8.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?
  9. 9.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) pen (d) window
  10. 10.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  11. 11.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  12. 12.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) window (d) umbrella
  13. 13.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  14. 14.Make a sentence: for / you / much / your / Thank / help. / so
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / for / much / help. / you
  16. 16.Make a sentence: so / help. / for / your / Thank / you / much
  17. 17.🚰 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) salt (d) door
  18. 18.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?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: for / Thank / much / help. / your / so / you
  20. 20.😔 What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  21. 21.Make a sentence: for / so / Thank / much / your / you / help.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  23. 23.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) door (d) window
  24. 24.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  25. 25.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / your / so / for / Thank
  26. 26.Make a sentence: for / much / so / you / your / Thank / help.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: much / you / your / for / help. / so / Thank
  28. 28.Make a sentence: so / Thank / much / for / help. / your / you
  29. 29.☂️ What is this? (a) book (b) umbrella (c) help (d) please
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  32. 32.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  33. 33.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  34. 34.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) book
  35. 35.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  36. 36.Make a sentence: much / so / Thank / for / your / you / help.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: so / for / much / Thank / your / you / help.
  39. 39.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) salt
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I

Answer key

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

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