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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 169 · 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.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) help (d) window
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  5. 5.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  7. 7.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  8. 8.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  9. 9.Make a sentence: you / help. / so / your / for / much / Thank
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  12. 12.Make a sentence: so / much / help. / for / you / Thank / your
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  16. 16.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  18. 18.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  19. 19.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  20. 20.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  21. 21.🚰 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) water (d) window
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / you / for / Thank / much
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / for / your / Thank / you / much / so
  25. 25.Make a sentence: so / you / your / help. / for / Thank / much
  26. 26.📕 What is this? (a) window (b) phone (c) sorry (d) book
  27. 27.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) window (d) please
  28. 28.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) salt (d) sorry
  29. 29.Make a sentence: much / for / your / Thank / you / so / help.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  32. 32.🙏 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) pen (d) sorry
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  34. 34.🧂 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) book (d) window
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: Thank / your / much / for / so / help. / you
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / for / your / Thank / much / help. / so
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / so / for / your / Thank / help. / you
  39. 39.🆘 What is this? (a) salt (b) help (c) sorry (d) door
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Thank / for / so / help. / you / much / your

Answer key

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

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