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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 487 · 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) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  3. 3.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  4. 4.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  6. 6.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  7. 7.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / Thank / so / you / for / much / help.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  12. 12.📕 What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) window (d) book
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  14. 14.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  15. 15.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  16. 16.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  18. 18.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  20. 20.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) May I have some water, please?
  21. 21.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) water (d) phone
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / help. / Thank / you / so / for / your
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  25. 25.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) phone (d) water
  26. 26.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) window (d) umbrella
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  29. 29.🙏 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) water (d) pen
  30. 30.Make a sentence: much / help. / your / Thank / so / for / you
  31. 31.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) pen (d) umbrella
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  34. 34.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) please (d) phone
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / Thank / your / much / you
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / so / you / Thank / much / help. / for
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / much / for / help. / Thank / you / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / you / your / help. / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: for / you / help. / much / your / so / Thank

Answer key

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

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