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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 394 · 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) May (c) Are
  2. 2.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  4. 4.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  7. 7.Make a sentence: much / you / help. / your / so / for / Thank
  8. 8.🪟 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) pen (d) window
  9. 9.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) door (d) book
  10. 10.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  11. 11.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  12. 12.🚰 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) water (d) please
  13. 13.Make a sentence: Thank / much / your / for / you / so / help.
  14. 14.Make a sentence: so / help. / for / much / your / you / Thank
  15. 15.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) Could you open the door, please?
  16. 16.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  17. 17.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) Thank you so much for your help.
  18. 18.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  19. 19.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / you / Thank / your / much
  20. 20.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  21. 21.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) book (d) umbrella
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / so / you / help. / for / your / Thank
  23. 23.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / so / for / help. / you / Thank / your
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  27. 27.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: Thank / your / help. / you / much / for / so
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / Thank / much / you / so
  31. 31.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) help (d) sorry
  32. 32.🧂 What is this? (a) water (b) salt (c) help (d) phone
  33. 33.📕 What is this? (a) please (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) book
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / for / much / your / so / Thank / help.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: so / for / Thank / much / help. / your / you
  36. 36.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / so / for / help. / Thank / much / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your

Answer key

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

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