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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 895 · 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) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  2. 2.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  3. 3.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  4. 4.Make a sentence: so / Thank / help. / much / for / your / you
  5. 5.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  8. 8.🚪 What is this? (a) help (b) door (c) window (d) water
  9. 9.🙏 What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) door (d) please
  10. 10.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  11. 11.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  12. 12.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  14. 14.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) umbrella (d) phone
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / help. / much / Thank / for / so / you
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / Thank / much / you / so
  17. 17.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) phone (c) sorry (d) book
  18. 18.🆘 What is this? (a) salt (b) help (c) water (d) please
  19. 19.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  22. 22.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  23. 23.Make a sentence: for / you / much / so / Thank / your / help.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: for / Thank / much / your / you / help. / so
  25. 25.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  29. 29.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) pen (d) salt
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / so / for / your / much / help. / Thank
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / help. / your / so / Thank / for / much
  34. 34.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) water (d) help
  35. 35.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  40. 40.🪟 What is this? (a) pen (b) window (c) umbrella (d) sorry

Answer key

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

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