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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 672 · 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) May (c) Are
  2. 2.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / for / Thank / much / your
  4. 4.Make a sentence: so / much / you / for / help. / Thank / your
  5. 5.📕 What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) phone (d) book
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  8. 8.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  9. 9.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  10. 10.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  11. 11.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: you / your / much / so / help. / for / Thank
  13. 13.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  14. 14.Make a sentence: much / Thank / for / so / you / help. / your
  15. 15.Make a sentence: much / help. / you / Thank / your / for / so
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  17. 17.😔 What is this? (a) pen (b) window (c) sorry (d) door
  18. 18.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  19. 19.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  21. 21.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  22. 22.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  24. 24.☂️ What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) window
  25. 25.Make a sentence: you / Thank / so / your / much / for / help.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / much / your / for / help. / you / Thank
  27. 27.Make a sentence: for / you / your / so / help. / Thank / much
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / for / Thank / much / you / help. / so
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / your / so / for / you / much / Thank
  32. 32.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / Thank / for / your / so
  33. 33.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  34. 34.🚪 What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) door
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / much / for / your / help. / so / Thank
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / you / for / Thank / help. / your / much
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / you / for / so / Thank

Answer key

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