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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 624 · 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.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  4. 4.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  5. 5.Make a sentence: so / you / your / help. / Thank / much / for
  6. 6.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?
  7. 7.📕 What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) book
  8. 8.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) door (d) umbrella
  9. 9.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?
  10. 10.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  11. 11.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) window
  12. 12.Make a sentence: so / for / much / your / you / help. / Thank
  13. 13.🧂 What is this? (a) help (b) water (c) pen (d) salt
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  17. 17.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  18. 18.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  19. 19.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  20. 20.🙏 What is this? (a) salt (b) help (c) please (d) window
  21. 21.🚪 What is this? (a) water (b) book (c) salt (d) door
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  23. 23.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / you / much / so / Thank
  25. 25.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) window (c) umbrella (d) door
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / Thank / for / so / you / much / help.
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: you / so / for / help. / Thank / much / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / Thank / much / for / you / so / help.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  33. 33.🖊️ What is this? (a) help (b) book (c) pen (d) salt
  34. 34.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / help. / so / Thank / your / much / for
  37. 37.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May

Answer key

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

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