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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 469 · 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 “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  3. 3.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?
  4. 4.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  5. 5.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: for / much / so / your / help. / you / Thank
  8. 8.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) help (d) door
  9. 9.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  10. 10.🆘 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) pen (c) help (d) sorry
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / so / you / help. / much / Thank / for
  12. 12.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I
  13. 13.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) Could you open the door, please?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: so / you / Thank / your / help. / much / for
  15. 15.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / Thank / much / for / you
  16. 16.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: you / help. / so / much / for / your / Thank
  19. 19.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / so / for / Thank / your
  20. 20.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  21. 21.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  22. 22.🖊️ What is this? (a) please (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) book
  23. 23.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / much / for / Thank / help. / so / you
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  27. 27.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) door (c) phone (d) please
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  29. 29.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) please (d) window
  30. 30.Make a sentence: you / much / for / so / your / Thank / help.
  31. 31.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / for / help. / much / so / Thank / you
  34. 34.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) salt (d) water
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / for / Thank / much / you / so / help.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / much / your / for / you / Thank / help.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / you / Thank / much / help. / for / your

Answer key

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