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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 566 · 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) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  3. 3.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) window (d) pen
  4. 4.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  6. 6.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  8. 8.🪟 What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) pen (d) window
  9. 9.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 borrow your pen?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: Thank / much / so / help. / for / you / your
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / for / much / so / you / Thank / help.
  12. 12.🆘 What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) help (d) door
  13. 13.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  14. 14.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  15. 15.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  17. 17.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  18. 18.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  19. 19.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: so / much / your / for / help. / you / Thank
  21. 21.Make a sentence: help. / your / much / so / for / you / Thank
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / so / Thank / your / for / you / help.
  23. 23.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: much / so / you / Thank / for / help. / your
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  26. 26.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  30. 30.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  31. 31.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) water (d) salt
  32. 32.Make a sentence: help. / you / Thank / for / so / much / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / much / help. / your / so / for / Thank
  34. 34.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / your / much / Thank / for
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  39. 39.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May

Answer key

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

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