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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 839 · 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.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  4. 4.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  6. 6.📕 What is this? (a) door (b) window (c) help (d) book
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  8. 8.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  9. 9.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / for / much / so / you / help. / Thank
  11. 11.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  12. 12.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  13. 13.Make a sentence: for / help. / you / much / Thank / your / so
  14. 14.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  15. 15.🚰 What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) water (d) pen
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / much / for / Thank / help. / you / so
  17. 17.Make a sentence: so / your / much / Thank / for / you / help.
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  20. 20.Make a sentence: for / much / help. / you / your / so / Thank
  21. 21.🧂 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) sorry (d) salt
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  23. 23.Make a sentence: much / so / your / help. / you / Thank / for
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  27. 27.☎️ What is this? (a) salt (b) umbrella (c) water (d) phone
  28. 28.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  30. 30.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) please (d) book
  31. 31.🪟 What is this? (a) pen (b) salt (c) window (d) door
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  33. 33.😔 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) door (d) sorry
  34. 34.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / you / Thank / your / for
  35. 35.☂️ What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) door (d) umbrella
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / your / much / you / so / for
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / help. / you / much / so / for / Thank
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your

Answer key

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