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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 449 · 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) of (b) for (c) to
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  4. 4.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  5. 5.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  8. 8.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) umbrella (d) pen
  9. 9.Make a sentence: you / so / for / Thank / your / help. / much
  10. 10.Make a sentence: for / help. / you / Thank / much / your / so
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  12. 12.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  13. 13.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  14. 14.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  15. 15.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  16. 16.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  17. 17.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  18. 18.☂️ What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) pen
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  20. 20.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) sorry (d) window
  21. 21.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  23. 23.🧂 What is this? (a) book (b) umbrella (c) door (d) salt
  24. 24.Make a sentence: so / for / much / your / help. / Thank / you
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / much / for / you / your / help. / Thank
  27. 27.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I
  28. 28.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) window (d) water
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  30. 30.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) book (c) sorry (d) help
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / your / for / so / Thank
  32. 32.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / help. / you / your / so
  33. 33.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  36. 36.🆘 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) phone (c) water (d) help
  37. 37.Make a sentence: help. / for / so / you / much / Thank / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / May / I / pen? / borrow

Answer key

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