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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 143 · 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.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  6. 6.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: help. / your / much / for / Thank / so / you
  8. 8.Make a sentence: much / for / your / Thank / help. / so / you
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  10. 10.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  11. 11.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  12. 12.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) window (d) pen
  13. 13.Make a sentence: much / your / Thank / so / help. / you / for
  14. 14.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  17. 17.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  18. 18.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  19. 19.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / much / so / you / help.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / so / for / you / help.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: for / you / so / much / Thank / help. / your
  22. 22.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / your / so / you / Thank
  23. 23.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) water (c) window (d) sorry
  24. 24.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) salt (d) please
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / you / for / Thank / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  29. 29.🪟 What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) window (d) water
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  31. 31.🆘 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) help (d) window
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  33. 33.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / much / so / for / you / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / so / much / for / Thank / help. / you
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / so / help. / for / much / Thank / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / Thank / for / you / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May

Answer key

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