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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 549 · 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 “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  2. 2.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) please (d) door
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  4. 4.🖊️ What is this? (a) water (b) book (c) pen (d) help
  5. 5.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  8. 8.📕 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) book (c) please (d) salt
  9. 9.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / you / your / so / help.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  11. 11.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  12. 12.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  13. 13.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  14. 14.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  15. 15.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  16. 16.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  17. 17.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) Thank you so much for your help.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: so / for / help. / much / you / your / Thank
  19. 19.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) water (d) phone
  20. 20.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / for / Thank / your / so
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / for / so / your / help. / you / Thank
  23. 23.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  24. 24.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  26. 26.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?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / help. / much / so / you
  28. 28.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) pen (c) salt (d) sorry
  29. 29.Make a sentence: so / help. / your / much / you / Thank / for
  30. 30.Make a sentence: you / help. / much / Thank / for / so / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / much / your / Thank / you
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / help. / much / you / Thank / for / so
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: so / you / much / your / help. / Thank / for
  36. 36.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  37. 37.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) door (d) help
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / for / Thank / you / help. / much / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / so / your / Thank / you

Answer key

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