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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 505 · 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) May (c) Are
  2. 2.🚰 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) water (d) pen
  3. 3.🚪 What is this? (a) pen (b) book (c) salt (d) door
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  5. 5.Make a sentence: you / help. / so / Thank / much / for / your
  6. 6.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  8. 8.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  9. 9.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: Thank / so / your / help. / much / you / for
  13. 13.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) pen (d) help
  14. 14.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) window (d) door
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  16. 16.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  17. 17.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  18. 18.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  19. 19.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) salt (d) window
  20. 20.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) pen (c) phone (d) book
  21. 21.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) water (d) pen
  22. 22.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) May I have some water, please?
  23. 23.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  24. 24.🪟 What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) pen (d) help
  25. 25.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  27. 27.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) water (c) umbrella (d) please
  28. 28.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: much / you / so / for / Thank / your / help.
  31. 31.🙏 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) book (d) please
  32. 32.🧂 What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) sorry (d) help
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: for / help. / your / so / much / you / Thank
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: for / your / so / help. / much / Thank / you
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / Thank / your / for / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / so / Thank / your / for

Answer key

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

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