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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 831 · 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) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  2. 2.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  3. 3.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  4. 4.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) May I have some water, please?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  6. 6.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  8. 8.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  9. 9.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  10. 10.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  11. 11.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  12. 12.Make a sentence: for / Thank / so / your / much / help. / you
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: so / for / much / Thank / your / help. / you
  15. 15.Make a sentence: you / so / for / your / help. / much / Thank
  16. 16.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) pen (d) phone
  17. 17.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  19. 19.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) sorry (d) help
  20. 20.🧂 What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) window (d) salt
  21. 21.Make a sentence: help. / you / Thank / so / for / your / much
  22. 22.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  23. 23.🚰 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) umbrella (d) pen
  24. 24.🚪 What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) salt (d) sorry
  25. 25.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  27. 27.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) water (d) sorry
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / so / help. / you / Thank / your / much
  29. 29.Make a sentence: so / much / for / Thank / your / you / help.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / help. / much / for / you / Thank / so
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / you / much / for / Thank
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / your / much / Thank / for
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / so / help. / Thank / for / your / much
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / much / you / so / help. / Thank / for
  40. 40.Make a sentence: you / for / Thank / help. / so / much / your

Answer key

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

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