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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 253 · 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!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  3. 3.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  4. 4.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  7. 7.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  8. 8.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: so / much / your / help. / for / you / Thank
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  11. 11.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  12. 12.Make a sentence: much / help. / Thank / for / so / your / you
  13. 13.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  15. 15.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  16. 16.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) pen (d) door
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  18. 18.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  19. 19.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  20. 20.Make a sentence: so / your / you / help. / much / for / Thank
  21. 21.🚰 What is this? (a) pen (b) salt (c) book (d) water
  22. 22.🚪 What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) pen (d) door
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  24. 24.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: Thank / so / your / much / for / you / help.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: much / you / your / for / Thank / help. / so
  28. 28.Make a sentence: help. / much / Thank / so / for / you / your
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: Thank / much / you / so / your / help. / for
  31. 31.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  33. 33.Make a sentence: for / much / help. / you / so / Thank / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / you / Thank / your / so
  35. 35.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) please (d) help
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  38. 38.🧂 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) help (d) salt
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / May / I / pen? / borrow
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow

Answer key

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

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