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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 642 · 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) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  4. 4.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  5. 5.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / so / Thank / you / your
  6. 6.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  7. 7.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  9. 9.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  10. 10.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  11. 11.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  14. 14.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) salt (d) sorry
  15. 15.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  16. 16.🆘 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) water (d) door
  17. 17.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  18. 18.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) please (c) help (d) pen
  19. 19.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) sorry (d) window
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / for / so / much / help. / you / Thank
  21. 21.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  22. 22.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: so / much / help. / for / you / Thank / your
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  29. 29.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / for / much / your / so / you
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / for / you / much / your / so
  32. 32.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / so / your / help. / you
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / so / you / much / for / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / help. / Thank / for / your / you / much
  37. 37.☎️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) book (d) phone
  38. 38.Make a sentence: for / help. / your / so / much / Thank / you
  39. 39.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) May I borrow your pen?
  40. 40.🚰 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) please (d) water

Answer key

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

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