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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 174 · 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.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  2. 2.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) May I have some water, please?
  3. 3.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  4. 4.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  5. 5.Make a sentence: so / for / much / Thank / help. / your / you
  6. 6.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  7. 7.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  8. 8.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  9. 9.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  11. 11.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  12. 12.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / Thank / so / your / you
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  15. 15.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  16. 16.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: for / so / your / help. / you / Thank / much
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: so / help. / your / you / for / Thank / much
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  22. 22.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) salt
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: so / Thank / much / for / your / you / help.
  25. 25.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) book
  26. 26.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / your / so / help. / you
  27. 27.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  29. 29.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  30. 30.Make a sentence: help. / much / so / your / for / Thank / you
  31. 31.Make a sentence: so / for / your / you / Thank / much / help.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / Thank / so / for / you / help. / much
  38. 38.🖊️ What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) water (d) pen
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / you / much / so / Thank / for / help.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / for / you / help. / your / Thank / so

Answer key

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

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