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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 538 · 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) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  3. 3.📕 What is this? (a) window (b) pen (c) phone (d) book
  4. 4.Make a sentence: your / help. / you / Thank / so / for / much
  5. 5.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  6. 6.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) phone (d) umbrella
  7. 7.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  8. 8.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: for / much / your / help. / so / you / Thank
  10. 10.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  11. 11.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  12. 12.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  13. 13.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  14. 14.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  16. 16.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  17. 17.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  19. 19.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  20. 20.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  21. 21.Make a sentence: so / your / you / for / much / help. / Thank
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / you / help. / for / much
  23. 23.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / you / help. / so / much
  24. 24.🪟 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) sorry (d) water
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: help. / your / Thank / you / for / much / so
  28. 28.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) phone (d) umbrella
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  30. 30.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / Thank / help. / much / your / for / so
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / you / for / much / Thank / so / help.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: for / your / much / so / help. / Thank / you
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / much / for / your / you / Thank / help.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / much / you / your / so / for
  39. 39.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your

Answer key

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

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