Polite phrases worksheet

Could – Polite Phrases

Polite phrases worksheet-1

  1. Rewrite these direct requests using “could” to make them more polite.
  2. Can you open the window?  Could you open the window?
  3. Can you lend me your notes? ___________________________
  4. Can you repeat that? ___________________________
  5. Can you help me carry this? ___________________________
  6. Can you turn down the music? ___________________________

Polite phrases worksheet-2: Asking Permission

  1. Change these permission questions using “could.”
  2. Can I borrow your pen? → Could I borrow your pen?
  3. Can we leave early? → ___________________________
  4. Can I take this seat? → ___________________________
  5. Can we join your group? → ___________________________
  6. Can I try this dress on? → ___________________________

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Polite phrases worksheet-3: Suggestions

  1. Give polite suggestions using “could.”
  2. Your friend is struggling with homework.
    → “Could you ask the teacher for help?”
  3. Your coworker is stressed about a deadline.
    → ___________________________
  4. Your sibling is choosing a movie.
    → ___________________________
  5. Your neighbour’s dog is barking loudly.

→ ___________________________

  • Your teammate is confused about instructions.

→ ___________________________

Polite phrases worksheet-4

  1. Identify whether “could” is used for ability (A), permission (P), or hypothetical (H).
  2. Could I borrow your laptop? → ____________
  3. My grandfather could lift 100kg when he was young. → _______________
  4. If we left now, we could catch the train. → ______________
  5. Could you speak louder, please? → _____________
  6. Dinosaurs could run very fast despite their size. → ______________
  7. Could you possibly wake me up at 7 AM? → ________________
  8. She could have been a doctor if she had studied more. → _______________
  9. Could we visit the museum tomorrow? → ____________
  10. Birds could fly long distances without stopping. → _____________
  11. If I won the lottery, I could buy a private island. → _____________

Polite phrases worksheet-5

  1. Rewrite These Politely Using “Could”.
  2. Give me a pen. → Could you possibly lend me a pen?
  3. Let me use your phone. → __________________________
  4. Tell me the time. → __________________________
  5. Move your car. → __________________________
  6. Explain this again. → __________________________
  7. Pass me the water. → __________________________
  8. Show me the way. → __________________________
  9. Turn off the lights. → __________________________
  10. Give me your opinion. → __________________________
  11. Send me the file. → __________________________

Polite phrases worksheet-6

Use the word “could” in each sentence to make it polite.

1.______ you please pass me the salt?

    2. ______ I borrow your pencil for a moment?

    3. ______ you help me carry this bag?

    4. ______ you open the window, please?

    5.______ you show me the way to the library?

    Answer

    Polite phrases worksheet-1

    1. Could you open the window?
    2. Could you lend me your notes?
    3. Could you repeat that?
    4. Could you help me carry this?
    5. Could you turn down the music?

    Polite phrases worksheet-2

    1. Could I borrow your pen?
    2. Could we leave early?
    3. Could I take this seat?
    4. Could we join your group?
    5. Could I try this dress on?

    Polite phrases worksheet-3

    1. Could you ask the teacher for help?
    2. Could you take a short break?
    3. Could you pick a classic film?
    4. Could you ask your neighbour to quiet the dog?
    5. Could you ask for clarification?

    Polite phrases worksheet-4

    1. P (Permission), 2. A (Ability – past), 3. H (Hypothetical), 4. P (Permission/Request), 5. A (Ability – past), 6. P (Permission/Request), 7. H (Hypothetical – past), 8. P (Permission), 9. A (Ability – general), 10.H (Hypothetical)

    Polite phrases worksheet-5

    1. Could you possibly lend me a pen?
    2. Could I use your phone, please?
    3. Could you tell me the time, please?
    4. Could you possibly move your car?
    5. Could you explain this again, please?
    6. Could you pass me the water?
    7. Could you show me the way?
    8. Could you turn off the lights, please?
    9. Could you give me your opinion?
    10. Could you send me the file when you get a chance?

    Polite phrases worksheet-6

    1. Could you please pass me the salt?

      2. Could I borrow your pencil for a moment?

      3. Could you help me carry this bag?

      4. Could you open the window, please?

      5. Could you show me the way to the library?

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