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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

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

Answer key

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