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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 954 · 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.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  3. 3.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  4. 4.Make a sentence: much / your / so / help. / for / Thank / you
  5. 5.🙏 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) umbrella (d) water
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  7. 7.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) water (d) help
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: so / your / Thank / help. / for / you / much
  12. 12.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  13. 13.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  14. 14.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  15. 15.Make a sentence: you / so / much / Thank / for / your / help.
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: so / your / much / you / for / help. / Thank
  18. 18.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  23. 23.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) pen (d) umbrella
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / for / you / your / so / much
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  26. 26.🚪 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) door (d) umbrella
  27. 27.Make a sentence: much / Thank / help. / for / you / so / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  29. 29.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  30. 30.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  31. 31.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) please (d) window
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  33. 33.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) door (c) book (d) water
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: you / for / your / so / help. / Thank / much
  36. 36.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) pen (d) umbrella
  37. 37.Make a sentence: for / you / your / help. / so / Thank / much
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / for / Thank / you / so / your / much

Answer key

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

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