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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 796 · 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) May (b) Are (c) Could
  2. 2.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  3. 3.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) May I borrow your pen?
  4. 4.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  5. 5.🚪 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) umbrella (d) door
  6. 6.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  7. 7.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  8. 8.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?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / help. / so / Thank / for / much / you
  11. 11.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  13. 13.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) phone (d) book
  14. 14.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  15. 15.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  16. 16.🖊️ What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) door (d) sorry
  17. 17.Make a sentence: much / for / your / you / help. / so / Thank
  18. 18.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  19. 19.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) window (d) please
  20. 20.🙏 What is this? (a) water (b) pen (c) sorry (d) please
  21. 21.🆘 What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) pen (d) help
  22. 22.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?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  24. 24.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  25. 25.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: Thank / for / much / you / so / help. / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  29. 29.📕 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) phone (d) book
  30. 30.Make a sentence: you / help. / much / for / Thank / so / your
  31. 31.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?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / for / your / much / so / you
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / your / you / for / Thank / so / much
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / Thank / for / help. / you / much / so
  35. 35.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  36. 36.Make a sentence: Thank / your / you / for / help. / much / so
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / so / your / you / Thank
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / you / so / help. / much / for / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / for / much / so / Thank / your / you

Answer key

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