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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 331 · 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.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  2. 2.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) door (d) sorry
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  4. 4.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) help (d) phone
  5. 5.Make a sentence: help. / your / for / Thank / so / much / you
  6. 6.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  7. 7.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  9. 9.Make a sentence: you / your / much / so / for / help. / Thank
  10. 10.Make a sentence: so / Thank / for / your / much / help. / you
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  12. 12.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / you / much / for / Thank
  14. 14.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) Could you open the door, please?
  15. 15.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / for / so / Thank / you / help. / much
  18. 18.🧂 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) salt (d) please
  19. 19.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  20. 20.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  21. 21.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  22. 22.☂️ What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) umbrella (d) phone
  23. 23.Make a sentence: much / help. / Thank / your / so / you / for
  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.🚰 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) book (d) water
  26. 26.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) door (d) phone
  27. 27.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / for / so / much / your / you
  28. 28.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  29. 29.Make a sentence: so / your / for / Thank / much / help. / you
  30. 30.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) window (d) please
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / for / much / help. / so / your / Thank
  33. 33.🚪 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) pen (d) door
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: you / help. / your / Thank / so / for / much
  36. 36.😔 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) salt (d) sorry
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / you / for / Thank / much
  39. 39.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I

Answer key

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

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