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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 59 · 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) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  3. 3.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  4. 4.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  5. 5.🪟 What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) book (d) window
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  8. 8.Make a sentence: help. / much / so / your / you / for / Thank
  9. 9.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  10. 10.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  11. 11.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  12. 12.Make a sentence: you / so / help. / for / much / Thank / your
  13. 13.🚪 What is this? (a) help (b) book (c) phone (d) door
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  15. 15.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: much / for / you / so / help. / your / Thank
  17. 17.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  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) Thank you so much for your help.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  20. 20.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  22. 22.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?
  23. 23.🧂 What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) salt (d) door
  24. 24.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  25. 25.Make a sentence: Thank / much / so / your / help. / you / for
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / Thank / so / you / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / Thank / so / for / much
  29. 29.Make a sentence: you / much / Thank / so / for / help. / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / for / much / so / Thank
  31. 31.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  34. 34.Make a sentence: so / your / for / Thank / help. / you / much
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / your / much / for / Thank / you / help.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / so / help. / Thank / for / your / much
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / so / your / Thank / much / help. / for
  39. 39.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) salt (d) book
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow

Answer key

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

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