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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 524 · 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.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  3. 3.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  4. 4.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: for / you / Thank / so / your / much / help.
  7. 7.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) door (d) pen
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  9. 9.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  10. 10.🧂 What is this? (a) door (b) window (c) help (d) salt
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  12. 12.📕 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) book (d) please
  13. 13.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  14. 14.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) water (c) salt (d) pen
  15. 15.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) window (d) book
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: you / help. / for / much / Thank / so / your
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  20. 20.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  21. 21.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  22. 22.🪟 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) door (d) pen
  23. 23.Make a sentence: help. / your / Thank / much / you / for / so
  24. 24.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  25. 25.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / much / Thank / for / so
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / much / your / for / you / Thank / help.
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  30. 30.☂️ What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) umbrella (d) book
  31. 31.Make a sentence: for / much / your / you / so / Thank / help.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / much / you / so / for / your
  34. 34.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) window (d) door
  35. 35.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / help. / so / you / much
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  37. 37.Make a sentence: for / your / so / help. / you / much / Thank
  38. 38.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) book (d) salt
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your

Answer key

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

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