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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 270 · 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.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / so / you / Thank / your
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  4. 4.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  5. 5.Make a sentence: much / help. / your / Thank / so / for / you
  6. 6.🆘 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) book (d) please
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  8. 8.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  9. 9.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I
  10. 10.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  11. 11.☎️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) phone (d) window
  12. 12.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  13. 13.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  14. 14.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) water (d) please
  15. 15.Make a sentence: help. / for / you / Thank / your / much / so
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  18. 18.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / so / for / help. / you / Thank / much
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  23. 23.🙏 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) please (d) phone
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  25. 25.Make a sentence: so / for / Thank / help. / your / much / you
  26. 26.Make a sentence: much / your / so / you / help. / Thank / for
  27. 27.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  28. 28.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) help (d) door
  29. 29.📕 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) book (d) umbrella
  30. 30.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  31. 31.🪟 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) please (d) water
  32. 32.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 borrow your pen?
  33. 33.☂️ What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) please (d) umbrella
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  36. 36.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / Thank / you / so / your / for / help.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / help. / Thank / so / for / you / much
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / help. / you / so / much / Thank / for

Answer key

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

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