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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 681 · 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) please (b) phone (c) water (d) door
  2. 2.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  3. 3.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  8. 8.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  9. 9.Make a sentence: for / so / much / your / you / help. / Thank
  10. 10.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / much / for / you / so
  13. 13.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  14. 14.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: you / help. / much / Thank / your / so / for
  17. 17.Make a sentence: Thank / your / much / for / you / so / help.
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: so / for / your / help. / much / Thank / you
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  21. 21.🙏 What is this? (a) phone (b) door (c) help (d) please
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / much / Thank / for / you / so / help.
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  24. 24.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  25. 25.Make a sentence: for / so / much / you / help. / Thank / your
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  27. 27.🪟 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) pen (d) window
  28. 28.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) help (d) please
  29. 29.Make a sentence: for / Thank / help. / much / your / you / so
  30. 30.☂️ What is this? (a) help (b) water (c) umbrella (d) book
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  32. 32.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / you / for / much / help. / so / Thank
  34. 34.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: you / your / help. / much / for / so / Thank
  36. 36.Make a sentence: much / you / for / help. / so / your / Thank
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: for / much / your / so / help. / you / Thank
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / much / Thank / for / so / your / you

Answer key

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