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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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