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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 229 · 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) Could (c) Are
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  3. 3.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  4. 4.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  8. 8.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  9. 9.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  10. 10.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  11. 11.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  12. 12.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) Thank you so much for your help.
  13. 13.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  14. 14.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) book (c) window (d) please
  15. 15.Make a sentence: you / your / much / for / help. / Thank / so
  16. 16.Make a sentence: so / you / for / much / Thank / your / help.
  17. 17.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) help (d) water
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  19. 19.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  23. 23.😔 What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) pen (d) phone
  24. 24.Make a sentence: so / your / Thank / you / help. / much / for
  25. 25.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?
  26. 26.🚰 What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) please (d) umbrella
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  28. 28.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) help (d) phone
  29. 29.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) help (d) window
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  32. 32.Make a sentence: help. / much / your / for / you / so / Thank
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  36. 36.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) help (d) salt
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  39. 39.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) phone (c) window (d) water
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I

Answer key

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

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