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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 838 · 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.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  3. 3.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) help (d) door
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) salt (d) sorry
  8. 8.☂️ What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) book (d) door
  9. 9.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) window (d) book
  10. 10.Make a sentence: so / your / Thank / for / much / help. / you
  11. 11.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  12. 12.Make a sentence: so / your / you / much / for / help. / Thank
  13. 13.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?
  14. 14.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  15. 15.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  16. 16.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  17. 17.🖊️ What is this? (a) water (b) pen (c) door (d) salt
  18. 18.🧂 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) pen (d) salt
  19. 19.📕 What is this? (a) pen (b) book (c) window (d) umbrella
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  21. 21.🪟 What is this? (a) phone (b) door (c) umbrella (d) window
  22. 22.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  24. 24.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  25. 25.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / for / much / you / so / help. / Thank
  27. 27.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  28. 28.Make a sentence: help. / your / you / much / for / Thank / so
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: so / Thank / you / for / help. / your / much
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  32. 32.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) water (d) please
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  34. 34.Make a sentence: help. / your / you / so / Thank / for / much
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / for / your / much / Thank / you / so
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / your / much / you / for / help. / Thank
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / for / so / Thank / your / much / help.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May

Answer key

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

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