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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 570 · 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 “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  3. 3.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  4. 4.🚰 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) help (d) water
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  7. 7.🧂 What is this? (a) book (b) salt (c) water (d) window
  8. 8.📕 What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) phone (d) book
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  10. 10.🪟 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) please (d) window
  11. 11.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  12. 12.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  13. 13.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  14. 14.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) water (d) book
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  17. 17.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) door (d) window
  18. 18.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  19. 19.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  20. 20.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) phone (c) help (d) sorry
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  22. 22.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / you / Thank / much / for
  23. 23.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / so / you / much / help.
  24. 24.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) please (d) umbrella
  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: you / Thank / for / help. / so / your / much
  27. 27.Make a sentence: for / help. / so / your / you / Thank / much
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  29. 29.🆘 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) help (d) salt
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: for / Thank / you / so / much / your / help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / for / your / much / Thank / you / so
  34. 34.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / you / Thank / much / so / your / for
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: you / help. / for / so / your / much / Thank

Answer key

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

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