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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 448 · 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.Make a sentence: Thank / your / you / help. / so / for / much
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  3. 3.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  4. 4.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  5. 5.🚪 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) help (d) door
  6. 6.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  7. 7.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  8. 8.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  10. 10.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  12. 12.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) please (d) umbrella
  13. 13.Make a sentence: for / help. / so / your / much / Thank / you
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  15. 15.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  16. 16.Make a sentence: much / help. / you / your / for / so / Thank
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  19. 19.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  20. 20.Make a sentence: you / Thank / help. / for / your / much / so
  21. 21.🪟 What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) book (d) window
  22. 22.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / so / much / your / for / you
  23. 23.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  24. 24.🖊️ What is this? (a) window (b) door (c) sorry (d) pen
  25. 25.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) sorry (c) book (d) please
  26. 26.☎️ What is this? (a) salt (b) door (c) phone (d) book
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  28. 28.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / for / help. / so / you
  29. 29.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: for / you / your / so / help. / Thank / much
  31. 31.Make a sentence: so / your / much / Thank / for / you / help.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  35. 35.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  36. 36.🚰 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) help (d) pen
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / you / much / your / Thank
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / much / your / help. / you / Thank / for

Answer key

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

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