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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 184 · 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 ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  3. 3.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) door (d) window
  4. 4.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  5. 5.Make a sentence: for / so / Thank / your / help. / you / much
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  7. 7.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) pen (d) book
  8. 8.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  10. 10.Make a sentence: much / you / help. / your / so / Thank / for
  11. 11.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / much / your / for / you / so
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  14. 14.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  15. 15.Make a sentence: much / so / your / for / help. / you / Thank
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  18. 18.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  19. 19.🧂 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) salt (d) window
  20. 20.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  21. 21.Make a sentence: help. / your / for / much / so / you / Thank
  22. 22.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  23. 23.Make a sentence: you / much / your / Thank / help. / so / for
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / much / you / for / so / Thank / help.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  27. 27.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) phone (d) umbrella
  28. 28.Make a sentence: help. / you / so / much / your / Thank / for
  29. 29.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) phone (c) pen (d) please
  30. 30.🆘 What is this? (a) salt (b) umbrella (c) window (d) help
  31. 31.Make a sentence: Thank / much / you / help. / for / so / your
  32. 32.☂️ What is this? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) book (d) pen
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  36. 36.📕 What is this? (a) help (b) door (c) water (d) book
  37. 37.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) pen (d) salt
  38. 38.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) window (c) salt (d) pen
  39. 39.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) phone (d) window
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May

Answer key

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

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