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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 377 · 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) Could (c) May
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  3. 3.🚰 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) door (d) water
  4. 4.🧂 What is this? (a) phone (b) salt (c) sorry (d) help
  5. 5.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) please (d) book
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  8. 8.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  9. 9.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  11. 11.☎️ What is this? (a) pen (b) phone (c) help (d) door
  12. 12.Make a sentence: you / for / help. / Thank / much / so / your
  13. 13.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  14. 14.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  15. 15.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: much / Thank / you / for / your / help. / so
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / your / so / for / much / you
  20. 20.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / much / Thank / so / for
  21. 21.Make a sentence: Thank / your / you / much / so / help. / for
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  23. 23.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  26. 26.🙏 What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) sorry (d) window
  27. 27.🖊️ What is this? (a) book (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) water
  28. 28.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / your / you / Thank / so
  29. 29.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / help. / for / so / you
  30. 30.Make a sentence: you / Thank / much / for / so / help. / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  32. 32.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  34. 34.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / for / help. / you / much / Thank / so
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  37. 37.🚪 What is this? (a) pen (b) phone (c) help (d) door
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / your / for / Thank / much
  40. 40.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) phone (d) salt

Answer key

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

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