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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 991 · 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) Are (b) Could (c) May
  2. 2.Make a sentence: you / Thank / for / help. / your / much / so
  3. 3.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  4. 4.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  6. 6.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  9. 9.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: for / much / so / you / your / Thank / help.
  12. 12.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) umbrella (c) salt (d) window
  13. 13.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  14. 14.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  15. 15.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  16. 16.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) sorry (d) salt
  17. 17.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: you / Thank / much / help. / your / so / for
  21. 21.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) pen (d) help
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  23. 23.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  24. 24.🆘 What is this? (a) door (b) window (c) help (d) salt
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / so / Thank / for / you / your / help.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / help. / you / much / Thank / so / for
  27. 27.Make a sentence: help. / your / so / for / much / you / Thank
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: Thank / so / you / for / help. / your / much
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: you / so / help. / much / your / Thank / for
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  33. 33.🖊️ What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) pen (d) help
  34. 34.🙏 What is this? (a) water (b) door (c) book (d) please
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I

Answer key

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

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