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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 854 · 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.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  3. 3.Make a sentence: your / so / much / help. / for / you / Thank
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  5. 5.Make a sentence: your / for / much / so / Thank / help. / you
  6. 6.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) phone (d) sorry
  7. 7.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  9. 9.🚰 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) water (d) pen
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  11. 11.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  12. 12.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  13. 13.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / for / Thank / your / much
  14. 14.🙏 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) salt (d) sorry
  15. 15.Make a sentence: so / your / much / help. / for / Thank / you
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: you / for / your / much / so / help. / Thank
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / for / much / help. / Thank / you / so
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  20. 20.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  21. 21.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) window (d) help
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  25. 25.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  27. 27.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  28. 28.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) door (c) water (d) help
  29. 29.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) salt (c) pen (d) help
  30. 30.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  31. 31.📕 What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) sorry (d) window
  32. 32.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / much / you / your / for / help. / Thank
  37. 37.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  38. 38.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) please (c) pen (d) window
  39. 39.Make a sentence: you / much / help. / Thank / so / for / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I

Answer key

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

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