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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 90 · 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) Could (c) May
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  4. 4.Make a sentence: you / so / your / much / help. / Thank / for
  5. 5.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  6. 6.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  7. 7.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  8. 8.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  9. 9.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / your / for / Thank / you
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  17. 17.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  18. 18.Make a sentence: so / help. / Thank / your / much / you / for
  19. 19.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) book (d) salt
  20. 20.☎️ What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) book (d) umbrella
  21. 21.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  22. 22.☂️ What is this? (a) pen (b) salt (c) umbrella (d) book
  23. 23.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: you / Thank / for / so / your / help. / much
  27. 27.🧂 What is this? (a) book (b) umbrella (c) door (d) salt
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  29. 29.Make a sentence: much / so / your / help. / Thank / for / you
  30. 30.🖊️ What is this? (a) please (b) pen (c) salt (d) help
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: for / you / so / much / your / Thank / help.
  34. 34.🚰 What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) book (d) help
  35. 35.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / for / Thank / you / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: for / you / much / Thank / so / help. / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow

Answer key

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

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