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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 868 · 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) May (b) Could (c) Are
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: so / much / your / help. / Thank / for / you
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  5. 5.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  6. 6.Make a sentence: for / so / your / much / help. / you / Thank
  7. 7.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  8. 8.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  9. 9.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  12. 12.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) window (c) phone (d) help
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  16. 16.Make a sentence: help. / your / you / so / for / Thank / much
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / Thank / you / for / much
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: help. / your / for / Thank / much / you / so
  21. 21.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  22. 22.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) water (d) sorry
  23. 23.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  24. 24.🖊️ What is this? (a) help (b) water (c) pen (d) phone
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / you / help. / Thank / so / much / for
  28. 28.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  29. 29.Make a sentence: help. / your / so / Thank / much / you / for
  30. 30.Make a sentence: for / help. / Thank / your / you / much / so
  31. 31.🙏 What is this? (a) water (b) window (c) pen (d) please
  32. 32.📕 What is this? (a) pen (b) door (c) please (d) book
  33. 33.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) salt (d) book
  34. 34.☂️ What is this? (a) pen (b) umbrella (c) sorry (d) salt
  35. 35.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / your / you / Thank / for / help. / much
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  38. 38.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  39. 39.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?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I

Answer key

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

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