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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 867 · 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.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / for / Thank / you / much
  3. 3.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  5. 5.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.
  6. 6.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  7. 7.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) door (c) help (d) please
  8. 8.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  9. 9.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  10. 10.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) help (d) pen
  11. 11.Make a sentence: much / Thank / for / you / help. / your / so
  12. 12.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  13. 13.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: for / so / you / your / help. / Thank / much
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  17. 17.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?
  18. 18.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) pen (d) water
  19. 19.Make a sentence: Thank / so / your / much / help. / for / you
  20. 20.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: Thank / your / so / help. / much / you / for
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  24. 24.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) umbrella (d) salt
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  26. 26.Make a sentence: you / your / so / for / help. / much / Thank
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / much / Thank / you / help. / for / so
  28. 28.Make a sentence: you / for / Thank / your / help. / so / much
  29. 29.Make a sentence: help. / you / so / for / much / Thank / your
  30. 30.🖊️ What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) please (d) pen
  31. 31.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  32. 32.📕 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) salt (d) book
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / much / Thank / for / you / your / so
  34. 34.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  36. 36.🚰 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) help (d) door
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / so / your / for / Thank / much / help.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / much / for / so / Thank / your / help.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / Thank / for / so / much / you / help.

Answer key

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

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