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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 794 · 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) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  2. 2.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?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: your / you / help. / much / so / for / Thank
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  5. 5.Make a sentence: you / much / your / so / for / help. / Thank
  6. 6.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  7. 7.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  8. 8.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  11. 11.Make a sentence: for / so / much / you / your / help. / Thank
  12. 12.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) please (d) phone
  13. 13.🚰 What is this? (a) pen (b) umbrella (c) please (d) water
  14. 14.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / help. / you / much / for
  16. 16.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  17. 17.Make a sentence: you / much / help. / so / your / Thank / for
  18. 18.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / much / you / for / help. / Thank / so
  20. 20.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  21. 21.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  22. 22.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / much / Thank / you / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: you / your / for / help. / much / so / Thank
  28. 28.🚪 What is this? (a) water (b) phone (c) sorry (d) door
  29. 29.☎️ What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) sorry (d) salt
  30. 30.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  31. 31.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) pen
  32. 32.Make a sentence: Thank / you / for / your / so / much / help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / for / so / your / much / Thank / help.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / for / much / Thank / help. / so / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  39. 39.📕 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) door (d) book
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?

Answer key

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

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