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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 915 · 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.Make a sentence: so / for / your / much / help. / Thank / you
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  3. 3.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) May I borrow your pen?
  4. 4.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.🪟 What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) window (d) phone
  8. 8.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  9. 9.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  10. 10.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  11. 11.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  12. 12.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  13. 13.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  14. 14.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) water (d) pen
  15. 15.🙏 What is this? (a) pen (b) door (c) help (d) please
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  17. 17.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  18. 18.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  19. 19.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  20. 20.Make a sentence: so / help. / your / for / Thank / much / you
  21. 21.Make a sentence: Thank / you / much / your / so / help. / for
  22. 22.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / you / Thank / for / so
  25. 25.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) sorry (c) please (d) book
  26. 26.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?
  27. 27.🆘 What is this? (a) pen (b) salt (c) help (d) please
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / much / your / so / help. / you / Thank
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / much / for / Thank / help. / so / you
  31. 31.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  32. 32.😔 What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) book (d) door
  33. 33.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) door (c) please (d) salt
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / Thank / help. / for / much / your / you
  37. 37.☂️ What is this? (a) water (b) salt (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: for / Thank / much / so / your / help. / you
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / you / much / your / Thank / for / help.

Answer key

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

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