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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 517 · 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 “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  3. 3.Make a sentence: much / your / you / for / help. / Thank / so
  4. 4.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  6. 6.🪟 What is this? (a) pen (b) door (c) window (d) please
  7. 7.Make a sentence: you / Thank / for / help. / much / so / your
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  9. 9.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  10. 10.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  13. 13.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  14. 14.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  16. 16.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  17. 17.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / so / Thank / you / much
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  19. 19.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  20. 20.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  24. 24.Make a sentence: you / much / your / so / Thank / help. / for
  25. 25.☂️ What is this? (a) salt (b) umbrella (c) water (d) please
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: for / you / Thank / your / so / help. / much
  30. 30.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) door (c) sorry (d) water
  31. 31.🆘 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) book (d) help
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  36. 36.📕 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) book (d) please
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  38. 38.☎️ What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) sorry (d) phone
  39. 39.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  40. 40.🖊️ What is this? (a) water (b) pen (c) door (d) window

Answer key

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

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