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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 825 · 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) help (b) umbrella (c) please (d) salt
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  3. 3.Make a sentence: Thank / you / much / help. / your / for / so
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  7. 7.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  8. 8.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  9. 9.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  10. 10.Make a sentence: much / your / Thank / for / so / you / help.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: much / your / Thank / so / help. / for / you
  12. 12.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  13. 13.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  14. 14.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) umbrella (c) please (d) pen
  15. 15.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  16. 16.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  17. 17.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / Thank / you / for / help. / so / much
  20. 20.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  21. 21.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  22. 22.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: much / you / for / your / help. / Thank / so
  24. 24.Make a sentence: you / so / much / for / your / help. / Thank
  25. 25.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  28. 28.🆘 What is this? (a) book (b) help (c) window (d) please
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / help. / much / you / for / so / Thank
  30. 30.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) phone (d) sorry
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  32. 32.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  34. 34.Make a sentence: help. / much / your / for / so / you / Thank
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  36. 36.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) help (c) sorry (d) door
  37. 37.Make a sentence: for / so / your / help. / you / much / Thank
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / Thank / your / for / so
  40. 40.🪟 What is this? (a) phone (b) door (c) please (d) window

Answer key

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

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