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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 951 · 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) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  4. 4.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  5. 5.Make a sentence: help. / much / Thank / so / your / for / you
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  8. 8.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  9. 9.Make a sentence: you / for / your / Thank / so / much / help.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  12. 12.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  13. 13.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / for / help. / so / you
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / so / for / help. / you / much / Thank
  15. 15.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  16. 16.☂️ What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) book (d) pen
  17. 17.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  20. 20.Make a sentence: help. / your / you / much / so / Thank / for
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / for / your / you / help. / Thank / so
  23. 23.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) sorry (d) door
  24. 24.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) salt (c) pen (d) window
  25. 25.Make a sentence: Thank / much / you / for / your / help. / so
  26. 26.🚪 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) please (d) door
  27. 27.☎️ What is this? (a) water (b) phone (c) help (d) please
  28. 28.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: much / help. / so / for / you / Thank / your
  31. 31.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / your / Thank / much / for
  33. 33.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) window (d) please
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  38. 38.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  39. 39.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May

Answer key

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

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