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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 262 · 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 “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  3. 3.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: you / so / help. / for / much / Thank / your
  6. 6.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  7. 7.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / for / much / help. / Thank / so / you
  9. 9.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / you / for / so / much / your
  10. 10.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) window (d) please
  11. 11.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  13. 13.Make a sentence: help. / your / Thank / much / so / you / for
  14. 14.🚪 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) door (d) sorry
  15. 15.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) help (c) sorry (d) pen
  16. 16.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  17. 17.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  19. 19.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) salt (d) window
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: so / help. / for / Thank / your / you / much
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  24. 24.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  26. 26.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  27. 27.🚰 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) sorry (d) water
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  29. 29.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  30. 30.📕 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) door (d) book
  31. 31.Make a sentence: you / much / for / help. / so / your / Thank
  32. 32.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) window (d) book
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  34. 34.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) book (d) water
  35. 35.Make a sentence: Thank / you / help. / your / much / so / for
  36. 36.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / for / your / much / help. / Thank / you
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / you / help. / so / much / Thank / for
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your

Answer key

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