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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 885 · 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 “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  2. 2.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  3. 3.🧂 What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) phone (d) salt
  4. 4.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  7. 7.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  8. 8.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / for / your / much / you / so
  9. 9.Make a sentence: for / help. / Thank / you / much / so / your
  10. 10.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  11. 11.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  12. 12.🚪 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) door (d) help
  13. 13.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  14. 14.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  16. 16.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) help (d) sorry
  17. 17.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) pen
  18. 18.☎️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) phone (d) sorry
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  20. 20.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) sorry
  21. 21.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  22. 22.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / your / for / you / much / so
  23. 23.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) May I borrow your pen?
  24. 24.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  25. 25.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / your / so / Thank / you
  26. 26.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  28. 28.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  29. 29.🪟 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) window (d) phone
  30. 30.Make a sentence: much / your / so / help. / you / for / Thank
  31. 31.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) water (d) please
  32. 32.Make a sentence: for / so / much / Thank / you / help. / your
  33. 33.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / so / Thank / for / your / help. / you
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / you / for / so / help. / your / Thank
  39. 39.🖊️ What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) pen (d) door
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I

Answer key

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

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