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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 640 · 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.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  3. 3.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  5. 5.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) umbrella (c) help (d) window
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  7. 7.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  8. 8.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  9. 9.Make a sentence: for / help. / so / you / your / much / Thank
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  11. 11.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / for / Thank / you / your
  12. 12.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  13. 13.Make a sentence: you / so / much / help. / your / Thank / for
  14. 14.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  15. 15.🙏 What is this? (a) pen (b) door (c) help (d) please
  16. 16.🚪 What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) door (d) water
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  19. 19.Make a sentence: Thank / so / much / your / for / you / help.
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  21. 21.☎️ What is this? (a) window (b) phone (c) water (d) door
  22. 22.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / much / Thank / you / your / for / help.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / May / I / pen? / borrow
  25. 25.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) please (d) water
  26. 26.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: much / help. / so / you / for / Thank / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  30. 30.📕 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) book (d) window
  31. 31.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / your / you / Thank / for / so / much
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  35. 35.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) door (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  36. 36.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  38. 38.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  39. 39.☂️ What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) help
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / you / much / for / help. / your / Thank

Answer key

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

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