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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 101 · 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.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  2. 2.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / you / so / much / Thank
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  4. 4.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / much / Thank / your / you
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  6. 6.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  7. 7.🚪 What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) phone (d) door
  8. 8.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: you / much / your / Thank / for / help. / so
  11. 11.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  12. 12.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  13. 13.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  14. 14.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  15. 15.🙏 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) window (d) pen
  16. 16.Make a sentence: so / your / much / help. / for / you / Thank
  17. 17.📕 What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) sorry (d) door
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: help. / you / so / much / Thank / your / for
  20. 20.Make a sentence: you / so / much / for / your / Thank / help.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  23. 23.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  24. 24.🖊️ What is this? (a) water (b) pen (c) help (d) window
  25. 25.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / Thank / for / your / much
  26. 26.Make a sentence: much / your / for / you / Thank / so / help.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  28. 28.🧂 What is this? (a) water (b) salt (c) phone (d) book
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  30. 30.☎️ What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) help (d) phone
  31. 31.Make a sentence: so / much / for / your / help. / Thank / you
  32. 32.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) phone (d) window
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / much / you / your / for / help. / Thank
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  37. 37.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: much / you / so / Thank / your / for / help.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?

Answer key

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

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