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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 175 · 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) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  2. 2.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  3. 3.Make a sentence: for / Thank / much / help. / your / you / so
  4. 4.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?
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  7. 7.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) door (d) please
  8. 8.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  9. 9.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  10. 10.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  11. 11.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) pen
  12. 12.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / much / you / Thank / for
  14. 14.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  16. 16.Make a sentence: help. / you / for / your / so / much / Thank
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  18. 18.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  19. 19.🪟 What is this? (a) pen (b) window (c) sorry (d) help
  20. 20.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  22. 22.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  23. 23.Make a sentence: for / much / so / Thank / help. / you / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  25. 25.🆘 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) help (d) sorry
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  28. 28.Make a sentence: help. / much / Thank / so / your / you / for
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  30. 30.🚰 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) umbrella (d) help
  31. 31.Make a sentence: you / help. / so / for / your / much / Thank
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  33. 33.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?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: for / much / your / Thank / you / help. / so
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / Thank / for / much / so / you / help.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / help. / your / you / for / much / Thank
  37. 37.☎️ What is this? (a) salt (b) umbrella (c) window (d) phone
  38. 38.😔 What is this? (a) salt (b) please (c) sorry (d) window
  39. 39.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.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your

Answer key

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

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