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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 482 · 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) May (b) Could (c) Are
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  3. 3.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) umbrella (d) help
  4. 4.Make a sentence: much / so / help. / Thank / you / your / for
  5. 5.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  6. 6.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / Thank / for / your / so
  7. 7.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  8. 8.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  11. 11.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) book (c) help (d) phone
  12. 12.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  13. 13.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / for / you / Thank / your
  14. 14.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  15. 15.Make a sentence: for / help. / your / you / much / so / Thank
  16. 16.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  17. 17.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: much / your / so / for / you / help. / Thank
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  20. 20.🪟 What is this? (a) pen (b) umbrella (c) window (d) help
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  22. 22.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) phone (d) sorry
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  25. 25.🧂 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) help (d) salt
  26. 26.Make a sentence: you / so / for / help. / your / Thank / much
  27. 27.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / much / you / your / so / Thank / help.
  29. 29.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  31. 31.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / Thank / help. / for / you / much / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  35. 35.☂️ What is this? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) water (d) book
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  37. 37.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) salt (d) sorry
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: for / help. / so / Thank / your / much / you
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your

Answer key

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

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