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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 848 · 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) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  3. 3.Make a sentence: much / your / you / so / help. / 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 have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  7. 7.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  8. 8.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  9. 9.📕 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) sorry (d) book
  10. 10.Make a sentence: Thank / so / for / you / much / your / help.
  11. 11.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  12. 12.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  13. 13.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  14. 14.Make a sentence: so / help. / for / you / your / much / Thank
  15. 15.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  16. 16.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  17. 17.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / help. / you / Thank / for / so / much
  20. 20.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / you / for / much / your / so
  22. 22.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  23. 23.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?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  25. 25.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) help (d) salt
  26. 26.🪟 What is this? (a) pen (b) window (c) phone (d) help
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / for / much / help. / your / so / Thank
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  34. 34.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / your / so / Thank / for
  36. 36.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) help (d) sorry
  37. 37.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / your / you / Thank / so / for / help.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / for / much / help. / Thank / you / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May

Answer key

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

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