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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 185 · 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) May (b) Are (c) Could
  2. 2.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  3. 3.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  5. 5.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  6. 6.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  7. 7.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  8. 8.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  10. 10.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  11. 11.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  12. 12.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  13. 13.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) Could you open the door, please?
  14. 14.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  15. 15.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) door (d) phone
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: help. / so / Thank / much / for / you / your
  19. 19.Make a sentence: so / help. / for / much / you / your / Thank
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  21. 21.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) sorry (d) help
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  23. 23.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) sorry (d) please
  24. 24.Make a sentence: so / much / you / Thank / for / help. / your
  25. 25.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / much / you / Thank / for
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  27. 27.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) pen (d) umbrella
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: much / Thank / for / your / so / help. / you
  30. 30.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: so / you / your / much / Thank / for / help.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / much / your / you / so / for
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  35. 35.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) May I borrow your pen?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: Thank / much / for / so / help. / your / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / much / you / help. / for / so / Thank
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Thank / for / your / you / much / help. / so

Answer key

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

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