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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

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

Answer key

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