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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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