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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 241 · 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.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  2. 2.Make a sentence: so / Thank / for / help. / much / your / you
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  4. 4.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) May I have some water, please?
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  8. 8.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: you / much / so / your / Thank / help. / for
  10. 10.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  11. 11.Make a sentence: Thank / so / your / much / you / help. / for
  12. 12.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  13. 13.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  14. 14.Make a sentence: for / much / help. / you / your / so / Thank
  15. 15.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) help (d) pen
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  17. 17.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  18. 18.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / so / much / Thank / you
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  20. 20.😔 What is this? (a) pen (b) window (c) door (d) sorry
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  22. 22.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / you / much / help. / Thank / for / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / Thank / much / for / help. / your / you
  27. 27.☎️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) water (d) phone
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  29. 29.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) water (d) umbrella
  30. 30.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / much / your / for / Thank
  31. 31.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / Thank / so / you / for / much / help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  34. 34.Make a sentence: for / help. / your / Thank / you / much / so
  35. 35.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / your / much / so / you / for
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  37. 37.🪟 What is this? (a) pen (b) window (c) door (d) umbrella
  38. 38.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  39. 39.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) book (d) umbrella
  40. 40.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow

Answer key

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

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