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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 179 · 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.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  2. 2.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  4. 4.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  6. 6.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) sorry (d) phone
  7. 7.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  8. 8.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  9. 9.Make a sentence: help. / your / so / you / for / Thank / much
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: for / so / help. / Thank / you / much / your
  12. 12.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  13. 13.🚰 What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) sorry (d) pen
  14. 14.🆘 What is this? (a) pen (b) umbrella (c) help (d) salt
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  20. 20.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  21. 21.☂️ What is this? (a) water (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) book
  22. 22.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) book (d) help
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  24. 24.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) door (c) pen (d) help
  25. 25.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  26. 26.📕 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) book (c) pen (d) door
  27. 27.☎️ What is this? (a) pen (b) door (c) salt (d) phone
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  31. 31.🙏 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) salt (d) water
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / for / help. / much / Thank / you / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / for / Thank / your / help. / much / so
  35. 35.Make a sentence: Thank / you / much / for / help. / your / so
  36. 36.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / your / much / you / so / for
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  38. 38.🚪 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) door (d) sorry
  39. 39.Make a sentence: for / much / so / your / you / help. / Thank
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / you / Thank / your / help. / for / so

Answer key

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

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