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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 629 · 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.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  3. 3.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  5. 5.Make a sentence: Thank / you / for / help. / your / so / much
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  7. 7.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) please (d) salt
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / May / I / pen? / borrow
  9. 9.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) help (d) pen
  10. 10.Make a sentence: much / you / Thank / so / for / help. / your
  11. 11.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  12. 12.🚰 What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) water (d) help
  13. 13.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  14. 14.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / you / help. / your / so
  15. 15.🙏 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) window (d) please
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  17. 17.Make a sentence: for / so / help. / you / Thank / your / much
  18. 18.Make a sentence: you / Thank / for / so / your / much / help.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: you / so / for / Thank / your / help. / much
  20. 20.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: help. / for / your / you / much / Thank / so
  23. 23.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  24. 24.Make a sentence: much / you / your / Thank / help. / for / so
  25. 25.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / you / so / help. / much
  26. 26.☎️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) phone (d) sorry
  27. 27.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  28. 28.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / you / help. / for / much / Thank / so
  31. 31.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / Thank / your / for / you
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  33. 33.🚪 What is this? (a) salt (b) help (c) please (d) door
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / much / for / you / help. / your / Thank
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your

Answer key

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

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