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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 343 · 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) Could (b) Are (c) May
  2. 2.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  3. 3.Make a sentence: so / Thank / you / help. / much / for / your
  4. 4.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  6. 6.🙏 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) window (d) pen
  7. 7.☎️ What is this? (a) salt (b) help (c) door (d) phone
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / much / Thank / help. / for / so / you
  9. 9.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / help. / your / you / so
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: you / for / so / Thank / much / your / help.
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  17. 17.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  18. 18.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?
  19. 19.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  20. 20.😔 What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) door (d) window
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  22. 22.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  23. 23.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  24. 24.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) umbrella (d) door
  25. 25.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / for / Thank / so / your
  26. 26.📕 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) book (d) help
  27. 27.Make a sentence: much / your / so / Thank / you / help. / for
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  32. 32.Make a sentence: Thank / for / your / so / much / help. / you
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  34. 34.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) window (c) please (d) salt
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: help. / your / so / for / Thank / you / much
  38. 38.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) umbrella (d) salt
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  40. 40.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome

Answer key

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

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