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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 231 · 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.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  3. 3.Make a sentence: Thank / much / help. / so / your / for / you
  4. 4.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  7. 7.Make a sentence: Thank / you / so / help. / for / your / much
  8. 8.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  9. 9.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  10. 10.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) book (d) door
  11. 11.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  13. 13.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) window (d) phone
  14. 14.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  15. 15.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  17. 17.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) door (d) pen
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  19. 19.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / you / Thank / much / so
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  23. 23.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?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / so / you / much / your / for
  25. 25.🚰 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) water (d) please
  26. 26.Make a sentence: much / for / so / your / you / help. / Thank
  27. 27.Make a sentence: you / so / for / help. / your / much / Thank
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: help. / for / your / Thank / you / so / much
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / for / your / Thank / you
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: much / so / help. / you / Thank / for / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  35. 35.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) umbrella (c) window (d) please
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  37. 37.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) salt (c) water (d) window
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / much / help. / so / for
  39. 39.🙏 What is this? (a) salt (b) please (c) pen (d) umbrella
  40. 40.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) please (d) help

Answer key

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

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