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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 442 · 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.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  5. 5.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  8. 8.🪟 What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) window (d) water
  9. 9.Make a sentence: Thank / for / your / help. / you / so / much
  10. 10.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  11. 11.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  12. 12.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?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / you / your / Thank / for
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: much / so / for / Thank / you / your / help.
  16. 16.☎️ What is this? (a) pen (b) salt (c) sorry (d) phone
  17. 17.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  18. 18.📕 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) book (c) please (d) help
  19. 19.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 have some water, please?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: you / Thank / so / your / much / help. / for
  21. 21.🚪 What is this? (a) window (b) door (c) book (d) pen
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  23. 23.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  26. 26.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / for / much / you / Thank
  28. 28.Make a sentence: so / you / for / Thank / your / much / help.
  29. 29.🙏 What is this? (a) pen (b) phone (c) help (d) please
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  33. 33.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  34. 34.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) sorry (d) book
  35. 35.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) please (d) water
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / you / for / Thank / so / much / your

Answer key

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

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