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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 651 · 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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  2. 2.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  3. 3.Make a sentence: much / help. / you / for / your / so / Thank
  4. 4.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) door (d) sorry
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  8. 8.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  9. 9.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  10. 10.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  11. 11.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) phone (d) door
  12. 12.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) salt (d) umbrella
  13. 13.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  15. 15.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?
  16. 16.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) door (c) water (d) salt
  17. 17.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  19. 19.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / much / so / you / help. / Thank / for
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  22. 22.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  24. 24.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) water (d) pen
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / you / for / so / Thank / your / help.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  27. 27.Make a sentence: so / Thank / much / your / you / help. / for
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  29. 29.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?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / much / so / Thank / you
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / for / you / your / so / much / Thank
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: for / you / Thank / your / help. / so / much
  36. 36.🚪 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) door (d) sorry
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / much / Thank / so / for / help. / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: for / much / you / Thank / so / help. / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?

Answer key

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

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