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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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