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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 611 · 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) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  3. 3.Make a sentence: help. / for / Thank / much / so / your / you
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  5. 5.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  6. 6.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) please (d) window
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / so / your / much / you / for
  9. 9.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  10. 10.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) help (d) water
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  14. 14.Make a sentence: Thank / you / much / for / your / so / help.
  15. 15.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  16. 16.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.
  17. 17.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / much / so / Thank / help. / for / you
  19. 19.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  20. 20.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  21. 21.Make a sentence: for / Thank / you / so / help. / your / much
  22. 22.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: much / so / you / Thank / your / help. / for
  25. 25.🖊️ What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) window (d) pen
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  27. 27.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  28. 28.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / Thank / you / so / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / your / so / Thank / for
  30. 30.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  31. 31.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / much / so / Thank / for / help. / you
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / for / so / Thank / much / help. / your
  35. 35.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) water (c) please (d) umbrella
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / you / Thank / for / so / much / help.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / your / much / you / for / so
  40. 40.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) salt (d) sorry

Answer key

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

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