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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 718 · 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.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  4. 4.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  5. 5.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  6. 6.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  7. 7.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  8. 8.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  9. 9.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) salt (c) window (d) phone
  10. 10.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  11. 11.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  12. 12.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  14. 14.☂️ What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) book
  15. 15.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  16. 16.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) salt (c) sorry (d) pen
  17. 17.🧂 What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) salt (d) umbrella
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / for / help. / much / Thank / you / so
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  22. 22.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  24. 24.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / help. / so / much / for
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  26. 26.Make a sentence: for / you / your / help. / so / Thank / much
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: much / so / help. / you / for / Thank / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / so / help. / you / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  31. 31.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  32. 32.☎️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) phone (d) please
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / help. / for / much / your / you / Thank
  34. 34.📕 What is this? (a) pen (b) book (c) please (d) phone
  35. 35.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) pen (d) umbrella
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / your / help. / for / Thank / you / much
  37. 37.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) help (d) salt
  38. 38.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) book (c) sorry (d) window
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / your / for / Thank / much / you / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / Thank / much / for / you

Answer key

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

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