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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 960 · 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) Could (b) Are (c) May
  2. 2.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  3. 3.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: so / much / Thank / for / your / you / help.
  6. 6.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) pen (c) water (d) window
  7. 7.Make a sentence: for / your / you / Thank / much / so / help.
  8. 8.😔 What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) pen (d) water
  9. 9.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  10. 10.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?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  13. 13.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  15. 15.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) book (d) door
  16. 16.🚰 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) water (d) window
  17. 17.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  21. 21.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  22. 22.🧂 What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) phone (d) salt
  23. 23.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  24. 24.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  25. 25.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / you / for / much / so / your
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / you / for / your / much / Thank / help.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: so / much / help. / Thank / you / your / for
  28. 28.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  29. 29.☎️ What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) water (d) phone
  30. 30.Make a sentence: you / your / help. / so / much / Thank / for
  31. 31.🙏 What is this? (a) salt (b) help (c) door (d) please
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  33. 33.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) Could you open the door, please?
  34. 34.📕 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) book (d) window
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / help. / so / your / much / Thank / for
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / you / help. / for / so / your / Thank
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / for / you / much / help. / your / Thank

Answer key

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

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