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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 971 · 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) May (b) Am (c) Do
  2. 2.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  4. 4.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) book (d) pen
  5. 5.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  6. 6.Make a sentence: Thank / your / much / so / you / for / help.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: Thank / so / much / for / help. / you / your
  8. 8.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  9. 9.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) please (d) door
  10. 10.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  11. 11.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) umbrella (d) book
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: for / much / you / so / help. / Thank / your
  14. 14.Make a sentence: for / so / help. / Thank / your / you / much
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  17. 17.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  19. 19.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / so / your / you / Thank
  20. 20.🧂 What is this? (a) window (b) pen (c) please (d) salt
  21. 21.Make a sentence: for / you / so / much / your / Thank / help.
  22. 22.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) Thank you so much for your help.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: much / your / you / Thank / for / help. / so
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  26. 26.🪟 What is this? (a) pen (b) umbrella (c) window (d) phone
  27. 27.🚰 What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) water (d) salt
  28. 28.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / so / your / you / help.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: help. / your / you / much / so / for / Thank
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  33. 33.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  34. 34.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / much / you / for / Thank
  36. 36.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / Thank / you / so / for / much / help.
  38. 38.🆘 What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) door (d) help
  39. 39.📕 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) window (d) door
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?

Answer key

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

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