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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 715 · 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) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  2. 2.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  4. 4.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?
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  7. 7.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?
  8. 8.🖊️ What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) phone
  9. 9.Make a sentence: help. / so / you / much / Thank / your / for
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  11. 11.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  12. 12.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  13. 13.Make a sentence: much / help. / you / your / Thank / so / for
  14. 14.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) please (d) sorry
  15. 15.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  16. 16.Make a sentence: for / your / much / so / help. / Thank / you
  17. 17.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) book (d) phone
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  19. 19.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  20. 20.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  22. 22.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  24. 24.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  26. 26.🚪 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) umbrella (d) door
  27. 27.☂️ What is this? (a) please (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  28. 28.🧂 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) pen (d) help
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  30. 30.Make a sentence: Thank / your / much / so / for / you / help.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  33. 33.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) pen (c) salt (d) book
  34. 34.Make a sentence: for / so / you / Thank / your / much / help.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: for / much / your / you / Thank / help. / so
  36. 36.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?
  37. 37.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) phone (c) pen (d) door
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow

Answer key

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

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