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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 572 · 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) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  2. 2.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) please (d) umbrella
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  6. 6.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  7. 7.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  8. 8.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  10. 10.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  11. 11.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  12. 12.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  13. 13.🙏 What is this? (a) salt (b) please (c) door (d) book
  14. 14.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) umbrella (d) door
  15. 15.Make a sentence: help. / much / Thank / so / your / for / you
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  17. 17.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: so / you / your / much / for / help. / Thank
  22. 22.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) book (c) sorry (d) pen
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  26. 26.Make a sentence: you / your / so / for / much / Thank / help.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: you / much / your / so / help. / for / Thank
  28. 28.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: much / help. / Thank / for / so / your / you
  30. 30.Make a sentence: you / so / much / help. / for / your / Thank
  31. 31.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: much / for / your / so / help. / you / Thank
  33. 33.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) book (c) phone (d) window
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / for / so / much / your / Thank / help.
  35. 35.☎️ What is this? (a) pen (b) phone (c) please (d) umbrella
  36. 36.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: you / help. / much / Thank / your / for / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: for / Thank / so / much / your / help. / you

Answer key

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