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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 859 · 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) Are (b) May (c) Could
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  3. 3.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) salt
  4. 4.🙏 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) please (d) phone
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  6. 6.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / you / much / your / so / for
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  9. 9.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  10. 10.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  11. 11.☎️ What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) book
  12. 12.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  16. 16.🧂 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) phone (d) pen
  17. 17.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  18. 18.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) umbrella (d) salt
  19. 19.📕 What is this? (a) phone (b) window (c) book (d) help
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / Thank / much / you / for / so / help.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: help. / for / your / so / Thank / you / much
  23. 23.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) window (c) phone (d) sorry
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  28. 28.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  29. 29.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / your / you / Thank / for
  30. 30.Make a sentence: for / your / much / so / you / help. / Thank
  31. 31.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) phone (d) window
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  33. 33.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) pen (c) sorry (d) door
  34. 34.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / much / you / Thank / so / help. / for
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / for / your / much / you / so
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  38. 38.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow

Answer key

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

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