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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 76 · 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) Thank you so much for your help.
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  7. 7.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) window (c) pen (d) sorry
  8. 8.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  9. 9.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  10. 10.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  11. 11.Make a sentence: much / you / Thank / so / help. / for / your
  12. 12.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) help (d) pen
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  14. 14.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / much / so / help. / you / Thank / for
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: so / help. / for / you / Thank / much / your
  18. 18.Make a sentence: you / your / much / help. / Thank / for / so
  19. 19.Make a sentence: you / help. / so / for / Thank / your / much
  20. 20.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  21. 21.🚰 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) phone (d) book
  22. 22.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  24. 24.📕 What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) book (d) help
  25. 25.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / you / your / so / much / for
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  28. 28.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) help (d) water
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  30. 30.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) book (d) door
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / your / help. / Thank / so / for / much
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / Thank / so / your / help. / much / for
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / so / you / your / much / for
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / you / Thank / so / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  40. 40.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?

Answer key

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