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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 258 · 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 “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  3. 3.Make a sentence: your / for / so / much / Thank / help. / you
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  7. 7.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  8. 8.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  11. 11.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  12. 12.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  13. 13.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  14. 14.Make a sentence: for / much / your / you / so / help. / Thank
  15. 15.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  16. 16.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) door (d) please
  17. 17.Make a sentence: Thank / you / so / for / help. / your / much
  18. 18.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  19. 19.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) window (d) pen
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  23. 23.🖊️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) phone (c) pen (d) please
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / help. / much / so / Thank / you / for
  25. 25.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: much / you / your / Thank / so / for / help.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: much / so / Thank / your / for / help. / you
  29. 29.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) book (c) umbrella (d) water
  30. 30.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) salt (c) sorry (d) pen
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: for / your / much / help. / you / Thank / so
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  34. 34.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) help (d) window
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: Thank / for / much / so / help. / your / you
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / help. / you / so / for / Thank / much
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: you / so / help. / your / much / Thank / for
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May

Answer key

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

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