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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 736 · 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.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  3. 3.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  4. 4.Make a sentence: much / so / help. / your / for / you / Thank
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  6. 6.😔 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) sorry (d) door
  7. 7.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  8. 8.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  9. 9.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  10. 10.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  12. 12.🧂 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) door (d) pen
  13. 13.Make a sentence: Thank / for / much / help. / you / your / so
  14. 14.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  15. 15.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) May I have some water, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  18. 18.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  20. 20.🚰 What is this? (a) pen (b) door (c) please (d) water
  21. 21.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) please (d) water
  22. 22.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / much / you / your / help. / for / Thank
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: for / you / Thank / much / your / so / help.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: so / much / your / help. / Thank / you / for
  28. 28.Make a sentence: so / you / for / help. / Thank / your / much
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  31. 31.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  33. 33.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) salt (c) pen (d) window
  34. 34.Make a sentence: much / you / for / so / Thank / help. / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / your / for / so / you / Thank / help.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / Thank / so / help. / much / your / for
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  39. 39.🙏 What is this? (a) book (b) salt (c) please (d) help
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I

Answer key

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

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