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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 688 · 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.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  3. 3.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  5. 5.🚪 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) door (d) phone
  6. 6.Make a sentence: for / you / help. / Thank / so / your / much
  7. 7.Make a sentence: Thank / so / help. / you / much / for / your
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  9. 9.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) door (d) book
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  11. 11.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  12. 12.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  14. 14.🧂 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) salt (d) window
  15. 15.📕 What is this? (a) window (b) phone (c) book (d) help
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  17. 17.🙏 What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) pen (d) please
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: for / you / your / so / Thank / help. / much
  20. 20.☎️ What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) salt (d) phone
  21. 21.Make a sentence: for / Thank / help. / your / so / you / much
  22. 22.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  24. 24.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  25. 25.🚰 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) help (d) water
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / Thank / you / your / so
  29. 29.Make a sentence: much / your / for / you / help. / Thank / so
  30. 30.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  31. 31.☂️ What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) water (d) book
  32. 32.Make a sentence: so / you / for / your / much / help. / Thank
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / help. / your / Thank / so / for / you
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: so / help. / your / you / Thank / for / much
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / your / for / Thank / you
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your

Answer key

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

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