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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 602 · 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) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  4. 4.Make a sentence: much / for / your / you / so / help. / Thank
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  9. 9.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  10. 10.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  11. 11.🪟 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) phone (c) door (d) window
  12. 12.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  13. 13.Make a sentence: you / so / much / help. / your / Thank / for
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  15. 15.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  16. 16.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) sorry (d) salt
  17. 17.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  18. 18.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  19. 19.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  20. 20.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) book (d) pen
  21. 21.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  22. 22.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / so / you / help. / for / your / Thank
  26. 26.📕 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) help (d) umbrella
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  28. 28.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) book (c) phone (d) water
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / Thank / so / your / for
  32. 32.Make a sentence: much / for / your / so / help. / you / Thank
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  34. 34.🙏 What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) pen (d) salt
  35. 35.Make a sentence: so / your / help. / much / you / for / Thank
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: for / so / you / your / much / Thank / help.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / you / so / much / Thank / for / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / much / help. / your / for / you / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / for / much / so / your / you

Answer key

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

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