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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 500 · 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) Could (b) Are (c) May
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  3. 3.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) pen (d) window
  4. 4.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) please (c) window (d) pen
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  7. 7.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  8. 8.🆘 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) help (d) salt
  9. 9.📕 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) phone (c) help (d) book
  10. 10.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) water (d) umbrella
  11. 11.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  12. 12.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) phone (d) pen
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: you / so / much / for / your / Thank / help.
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  17. 17.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) water (c) please (d) umbrella
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  19. 19.Make a sentence: you / help. / much / Thank / so / for / your
  20. 20.Make a sentence: much / you / so / your / Thank / help. / for
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  22. 22.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  23. 23.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / help. / much / you / so / Thank / for
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  26. 26.Make a sentence: for / your / much / you / so / Thank / help.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: you / so / your / for / much / help. / Thank
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  29. 29.Make a sentence: for / you / much / your / so / help. / Thank
  30. 30.Make a sentence: Thank / you / much / help. / for / your / so
  31. 31.☎️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) salt (c) phone (d) door
  32. 32.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  33. 33.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) May I borrow your pen?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: much / your / Thank / for / you / so / help.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / your / so / help. / Thank / you / for
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / much / so / for / your / you / Thank
  40. 40.Make a sentence: you / for / Thank / much / help. / so / your

Answer key

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

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