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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 604 · 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.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) sorry (d) pen
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  3. 3.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  5. 5.Make a sentence: help. / your / Thank / for / so / much / you
  6. 6.🆘 What is this? (a) pen (b) help (c) phone (d) book
  7. 7.😔 What is this? (a) pen (b) salt (c) water (d) sorry
  8. 8.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) salt (c) book (d) sorry
  9. 9.📕 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) sorry (d) book
  10. 10.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  12. 12.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  13. 13.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  14. 14.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  15. 15.Make a sentence: so / help. / for / Thank / much / you / your
  16. 16.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  17. 17.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  18. 18.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: much / Thank / you / help. / your / for / so
  21. 21.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  22. 22.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  24. 24.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  26. 26.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / so / your / you / Thank
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  28. 28.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?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  30. 30.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) sorry (d) book
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / for / Thank / you / so / your / much
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / so / much / for / Thank / your / help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / your / you / so / much / Thank / for
  34. 34.Make a sentence: for / help. / you / much / Thank / your / so
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help. / you / so / much / your / Thank / for
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / so / much / help. / for / Thank / your
  38. 38.☂️ What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) book (d) sorry
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / much / you / help. / so / your / for
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / Thank / much / help. / you / for / your

Answer key

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

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