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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 980 · 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.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) salt (c) book (d) pen
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  3. 3.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) please (d) umbrella
  4. 4.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) May I have some water, please?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  6. 6.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  7. 7.Make a sentence: for / so / you / help. / much / your / Thank
  8. 8.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  9. 9.Make a sentence: you / for / your / much / Thank / help. / so
  10. 10.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  11. 11.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: for / your / much / Thank / you / so / help.
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: Thank / much / for / you / so / your / help.
  16. 16.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  18. 18.🪟 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) window (d) sorry
  19. 19.☂️ What is this? (a) help (b) door (c) umbrella (d) salt
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  22. 22.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  23. 23.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) book (c) water (d) please
  24. 24.Make a sentence: Thank / you / so / for / much / your / help.
  25. 25.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  26. 26.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  27. 27.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  30. 30.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) water (d) help
  31. 31.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / Thank / your / you / for
  34. 34.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  36. 36.🚪 What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) door (d) phone
  37. 37.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) door (c) salt (d) umbrella
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / so / you / your / help.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: you / help. / your / much / Thank / for / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?

Answer key

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

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