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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 622 · 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.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  4. 4.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) help
  5. 5.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  7. 7.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?
  8. 8.🆘 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) phone (c) salt (d) help
  9. 9.Make a sentence: so / you / much / for / your / help. / Thank
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: Thank / you / help. / much / so / your / for
  13. 13.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  14. 14.🖊️ What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) pen (d) book
  15. 15.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / for / your / so / Thank
  16. 16.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) door (d) salt
  17. 17.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) May I borrow your pen?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: you / Thank / your / so / help. / much / for
  19. 19.Make a sentence: Thank / much / your / help. / you / for / so
  20. 20.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  22. 22.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  23. 23.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / so / Thank / your / much / for / you
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  26. 26.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  27. 27.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  28. 28.🪟 What is this? (a) pen (b) umbrella (c) salt (d) window
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: for / you / your / much / help. / so / Thank
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  32. 32.🚰 What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) salt (d) water
  33. 33.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  35. 35.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) umbrella (c) sorry (d) window
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: Thank / for / much / help. / you / so / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / Thank / so / for / much / help. / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  40. 40.Make a sentence: you / Thank / so / help. / for / much / your

Answer key

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