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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 976 · 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) May (b) Could (c) Are
  2. 2.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: your / much / help. / for / you / Thank / so
  4. 4.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  7. 7.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  8. 8.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  9. 9.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  10. 10.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  11. 11.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  12. 12.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) pen (d) book
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / you / for / help. / Thank / so / much
  14. 14.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) phone (c) window (d) sorry
  15. 15.🪟 What is this? (a) phone (b) sorry (c) help (d) window
  16. 16.Make a sentence: much / your / so / you / help. / Thank / for
  17. 17.🆘 What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) window (d) umbrella
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  19. 19.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / for / you / much / Thank / so / your
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  27. 27.☎️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) help
  28. 28.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) water (d) please
  29. 29.Make a sentence: so / much / Thank / you / for / help. / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / so / help. / much / your / for / Thank
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / you / for / so / Thank / much / help.
  36. 36.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  37. 37.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  39. 39.🖊️ What is this? (a) book (b) pen (c) door (d) umbrella
  40. 40.Make a sentence: for / Thank / you / help. / your / so / much

Answer key

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

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