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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 104 · 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.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  3. 3.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  5. 5.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  8. 8.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  9. 9.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  10. 10.Make a sentence: Thank / your / help. / for / you / much / so
  11. 11.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  12. 12.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  13. 13.🚰 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) please (d) water
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  16. 16.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: so / you / much / help. / Thank / your / for
  19. 19.Make a sentence: much / so / Thank / your / for / you / help.
  20. 20.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) help (d) window
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / help. / so / Thank / much / your / for
  22. 22.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  23. 23.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) sorry (d) pen
  24. 24.🙏 What is this? (a) salt (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) please
  25. 25.🚪 What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) door (d) water
  26. 26.📕 What is this? (a) phone (b) window (c) door (d) book
  27. 27.Make a sentence: for / so / you / much / your / help. / Thank
  28. 28.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / for / your / Thank / you
  29. 29.Make a sentence: so / much / help. / for / your / Thank / you
  30. 30.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / much / for / you / help. / so / Thank
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  33. 33.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / help. / Thank / your / so / you / for
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: you / help. / much / so / your / Thank / for

Answer key

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

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