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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 929 · 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 “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  5. 5.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) pen (d) water
  6. 6.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  7. 7.Make a sentence: Thank / you / much / so / your / for / help.
  8. 8.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) door (d) book
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  10. 10.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  12. 12.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  13. 13.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  14. 14.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  15. 15.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  16. 16.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / you / much / so / Thank / for / help.
  18. 18.🖊️ What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) please (d) umbrella
  19. 19.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / your / for / so / Thank
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  21. 21.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / help. / much / for / you
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  24. 24.Make a sentence: for / Thank / so / you / help. / your / much
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / so / Thank / help. / for / your / you
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: much / so / for / help. / your / you / Thank
  29. 29.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) umbrella (c) window (d) phone
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: much / so / for / your / Thank / help. / you
  32. 32.Make a sentence: much / for / your / so / you / Thank / help.
  33. 33.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) book (c) please (d) help
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / you / so / help. / for / Thank / much
  35. 35.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) salt (c) pen (d) window
  36. 36.🚪 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) door (d) book
  37. 37.Make a sentence: for / help. / your / so / you / much / Thank
  38. 38.🧂 What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) help (d) salt
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / for / you / Thank / much / help. / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Thank / for / your / help. / so / much / you

Answer key

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

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