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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 378 · 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.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: much / Thank / help. / you / for / your / so
  5. 5.Make a sentence: so / help. / your / Thank / for / you / much
  6. 6.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  7. 7.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  8. 8.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  9. 9.🙏 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) sorry (d) please
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / Thank / for / you / much
  12. 12.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) help (c) sorry (d) book
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: you / for / much / Thank / help. / so / your
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  16. 16.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  17. 17.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  18. 18.☂️ What is this? (a) salt (b) help (c) umbrella (d) book
  19. 19.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  20. 20.🚰 What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) door (d) water
  21. 21.🚪 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) book (d) sorry
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: much / for / your / you / help. / so / Thank
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / so / you / help. / for / Thank / much
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / so / your / for / you / much
  32. 32.Make a sentence: so / you / Thank / help. / for / your / much
  33. 33.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: for / much / you / help. / so / Thank / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / so / you / help. / for
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / so / much / for / help. / Thank / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I

Answer key

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

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