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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 400 · 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.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  2. 2.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) salt (d) help
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  4. 4.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  5. 5.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?
  6. 6.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  7. 7.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  8. 8.Make a sentence: so / you / Thank / for / much / your / help.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  10. 10.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  11. 11.Make a sentence: much / you / so / your / for / Thank / help.
  12. 12.Make a sentence: Thank / for / help. / you / so / your / much
  13. 13.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  14. 14.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?
  15. 15.🆘 What is this? (a) phone (b) sorry (c) help (d) umbrella
  16. 16.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  17. 17.🚪 What is this? (a) pen (b) door (c) please (d) water
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  19. 19.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / your / so / help. / you
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  21. 21.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  23. 23.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / so / much / help. / you / Thank / for
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: much / help. / you / so / for / Thank / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: you / so / your / for / Thank / help. / much
  29. 29.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: help. / you / for / your / much / Thank / so
  31. 31.📕 What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) help (d) please
  32. 32.Make a sentence: for / your / much / you / so / help. / Thank
  33. 33.🧂 What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) pen (d) salt
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  35. 35.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) salt
  36. 36.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) May I have some water, please?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: for / help. / Thank / you / so / your / much
  39. 39.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May

Answer key

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

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