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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 77 · 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) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  3. 3.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: you / help. / so / for / Thank / much / your
  6. 6.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  7. 7.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  8. 8.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  9. 9.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  10. 10.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  11. 11.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  12. 12.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  15. 15.🚪 What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) door (d) pen
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  17. 17.☂️ What is this? (a) pen (b) help (c) umbrella (d) door
  18. 18.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / so / your / Thank / you
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  20. 20.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  21. 21.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / much / your / so / for / you
  22. 22.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  25. 25.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) please (d) phone
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / much / your / for / Thank / help. / you
  27. 27.Make a sentence: for / so / help. / your / you / Thank / much
  28. 28.Make a sentence: so / your / help. / Thank / you / much / for
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: for / you / Thank / your / much / help. / so
  31. 31.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?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  34. 34.📕 What is this? (a) pen (b) book (c) window (d) sorry
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / Thank / you / so / help. / for / your
  36. 36.🚰 What is this? (a) phone (b) window (c) door (d) water
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May

Answer key

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

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