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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 260 · 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) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  2. 2.Make a sentence: so / you / Thank / help. / much / for / your
  3. 3.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  4. 4.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  5. 5.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  6. 6.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  10. 10.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / for / help. / Thank / you / so / much
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  14. 14.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  15. 15.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) salt (d) help
  16. 16.Make a sentence: Thank / so / much / you / help. / for / your
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  19. 19.🖊️ What is this? (a) book (b) help (c) sorry (d) pen
  20. 20.Make a sentence: you / for / your / so / Thank / help. / much
  21. 21.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?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: for / Thank / so / help. / you / your / much
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  25. 25.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  28. 28.🚰 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) door (d) sorry
  29. 29.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) salt (d) window
  30. 30.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / so / you / for / much / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: so / your / much / help. / Thank / for / you
  32. 32.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  33. 33.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / help. / your / so / much / Thank / for
  35. 35.☂️ What is this? (a) book (b) help (c) umbrella (d) salt
  36. 36.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  38. 38.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) phone (d) sorry
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / your / for / you / so / help. / Thank

Answer key

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

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