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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 964 · 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 am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  3. 3.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  5. 5.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  6. 6.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  8. 8.☂️ What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) window (d) umbrella
  9. 9.Make a sentence: so / much / you / for / your / help. / Thank
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: you / much / for / so / your / Thank / help.
  13. 13.☎️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) pen (d) door
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / help. / Thank / much / so / for / you
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / help. / Thank / much / for / you / so
  16. 16.🪟 What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) pen (d) window
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  18. 18.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  19. 19.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) please (d) water
  20. 20.Make a sentence: Thank / for / much / so / you / your / help.
  21. 21.📕 What is this? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) book (d) pen
  22. 22.🧂 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) salt (d) pen
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / for / help. / Thank / much / you / your
  24. 24.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  25. 25.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  27. 27.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  28. 28.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  29. 29.Make a sentence: you / for / much / your / so / Thank / help.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / for / Thank / you / so / help. / much
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / your / you / much / for / so
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / much / your / help. / for / so / Thank
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  36. 36.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) help (d) pen
  37. 37.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  39. 39.🚪 What is this? (a) window (b) pen (c) door (d) help
  40. 40.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) help (d) door

Answer key

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

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