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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 705 · 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) Thank you so much for your help.
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  3. 3.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  4. 4.Make a sentence: so / for / your / Thank / much / you / help.
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  7. 7.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  8. 8.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  10. 10.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  11. 11.🚰 What is this? (a) pen (b) help (c) please (d) water
  12. 12.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  13. 13.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) water (d) pen
  14. 14.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) water (d) please
  15. 15.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  16. 16.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / for / your / you / much / so
  17. 17.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?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  19. 19.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  20. 20.Make a sentence: so / Thank / much / for / your / help. / you
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / you / help. / for / Thank / so / much
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / your / Thank / much / help. / for / you
  24. 24.🪟 What is this? (a) pen (b) phone (c) help (d) window
  25. 25.Make a sentence: for / much / so / your / you / Thank / help.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  28. 28.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  32. 32.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / help. / Thank / much / your / you / for
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / Thank / much / your / for / so / help.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I

Answer key

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

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