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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 464 · 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: for / Thank / so / your / much / help. / you
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  3. 3.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 borrow your pen?
  4. 4.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  6. 6.Make a sentence: much / so / Thank / help. / for / you / your
  7. 7.Make a sentence: so / you / your / Thank / for / help. / much
  8. 8.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  9. 9.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  12. 12.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  13. 13.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  14. 14.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / your / for / Thank / so
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: for / much / you / Thank / so / your / help.
  19. 19.🚪 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) water (d) door
  20. 20.🪟 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) help (d) window
  21. 21.☂️ What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) pen (d) umbrella
  22. 22.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  24. 24.🧂 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) please (d) water
  25. 25.Make a sentence: you / your / much / so / Thank / for / help.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  28. 28.Make a sentence: help. / much / your / Thank / so / you / for
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  31. 31.🆘 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) phone (c) help (d) please
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  33. 33.📕 What is this? (a) help (b) book (c) umbrella (d) please
  34. 34.Make a sentence: help. / for / your / you / so / Thank / much
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / so / your / help. / you / Thank / for
  36. 36.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  37. 37.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: so / for / help. / Thank / your / you / much
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Thank / much / for / you / your / help. / so

Answer key

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

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