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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 863 · 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.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  2. 2.Make a sentence: so / for / you / much / Thank / help. / your
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: help. / your / Thank / much / for / so / you
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  6. 6.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) help (d) sorry
  7. 7.Make a sentence: so / Thank / for / your / help. / you / much
  8. 8.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / you / much / your / for / so
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  10. 10.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  11. 11.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  13. 13.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 borrow your pen?
  14. 14.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) sorry
  15. 15.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  16. 16.📕 What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) help (d) window
  17. 17.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  18. 18.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) window (c) sorry (d) phone
  19. 19.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / so / your / much / for / you
  20. 20.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  21. 21.🚰 What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) book (d) water
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  23. 23.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) sorry (d) book
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / much / for / your / so / you
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  29. 29.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: help. / your / so / you / much / Thank / for
  31. 31.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.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: help. / your / so / much / Thank / you / for
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / much / help. / so / Thank / for / your
  34. 34.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) salt (d) please
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / help. / much / your / for / so / Thank
  37. 37.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / you / for / your / so / much
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  40. 40.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please

Answer key

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

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