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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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