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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 201 · 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) umbrella (b) please (c) water (d) door
  2. 2.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  3. 3.Make a sentence: so / you / much / help. / Thank / your / for
  4. 4.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  5. 5.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) door (d) please
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  8. 8.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  9. 9.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  10. 10.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  12. 12.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  13. 13.🪟 What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) help (d) window
  14. 14.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  15. 15.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  16. 16.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / for / so / you / Thank / help. / much
  19. 19.Make a sentence: so / for / Thank / help. / much / your / you
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: for / Thank / you / your / much / so / help.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  26. 26.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: much / your / you / for / so / help. / Thank
  29. 29.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) pen (d) umbrella
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: for / so / your / Thank / help. / much / you
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  34. 34.😔 What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) help (d) sorry
  35. 35.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) door (d) book
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  37. 37.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  38. 38.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) pen (d) water
  39. 39.☎️ What is this? (a) help (b) door (c) pen (d) phone
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / you / your / for / help. / Thank / much

Answer key

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

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