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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 356 · 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) May (b) Are (c) Could
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  3. 3.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) salt (c) help (d) water
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  6. 6.Make a sentence: so / for / much / Thank / you / your / help.
  7. 7.🧂 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) sorry (d) book
  8. 8.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  9. 9.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: so / you / for / help. / your / Thank / much
  12. 12.🚪 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) salt (d) door
  13. 13.Make a sentence: Thank / your / you / help. / for / so / much
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: so / Thank / you / much / help. / your / for
  16. 16.Make a sentence: for / help. / your / Thank / you / much / so
  17. 17.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  18. 18.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  19. 19.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  22. 22.Make a sentence: for / your / so / Thank / you / help. / much
  23. 23.🚰 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) please (d) pen
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / for / much / your / you / help. / Thank
  27. 27.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) pen (d) phone
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  29. 29.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / for / your / much / so / you
  32. 32.Make a sentence: much / so / Thank / for / your / help. / you
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  34. 34.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  35. 35.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) sorry (d) help
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  37. 37.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) help (d) salt
  38. 38.Make a sentence: for / so / you / much / Thank / help. / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your

Answer key

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

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