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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 208 · 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) door (b) window (c) umbrella (d) phone
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  4. 4.🖊️ What is this? (a) please (b) pen (c) water (d) window
  5. 5.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?
  6. 6.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  8. 8.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?
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  10. 10.Make a sentence: for / Thank / your / you / so / help. / much
  11. 11.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  12. 12.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  13. 13.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  14. 14.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  15. 15.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?
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  19. 19.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  20. 20.Make a sentence: so / Thank / for / help. / your / you / much
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  23. 23.Make a sentence: much / help. / Thank / for / so / you / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / Thank / so / for / your
  25. 25.Make a sentence: you / Thank / for / your / much / so / help.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: help. / your / for / so / much / you / Thank
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  30. 30.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) help (d) door
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / you / much / your / Thank
  32. 32.Make a sentence: so / for / Thank / your / much / you / help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / much / Thank / so / for / your / help.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / Thank / so / your / you
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / you / Thank / your / so / for / much
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / Thank / much / for / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May

Answer key

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

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