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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 182 · 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.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  4. 4.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) door (d) window
  5. 5.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  6. 6.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  7. 7.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  8. 8.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  9. 9.Make a sentence: so / much / for / your / help. / Thank / you
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: much / your / Thank / you / help. / so / for
  14. 14.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  15. 15.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  16. 16.📕 What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) book
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  19. 19.Make a sentence: for / help. / Thank / you / much / your / so
  20. 20.Make a sentence: help. / your / much / so / for / you / Thank
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / help. / for / much / so
  22. 22.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  23. 23.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  26. 26.🚰 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) book (c) window (d) water
  27. 27.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) book (c) sorry (d) please
  28. 28.Make a sentence: you / so / help. / Thank / much / for / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  30. 30.😔 What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) book (d) umbrella
  31. 31.Make a sentence: much / you / your / so / Thank / for / help.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: for / Thank / so / help. / much / your / you
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: for / your / so / much / you / help. / Thank
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / your / much / for / so / Thank / you
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  37. 37.🚪 What is this? (a) pen (b) umbrella (c) door (d) help
  38. 38.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) door (d) phone
  39. 39.🖊️ What is this? (a) window (b) pen (c) sorry (d) help
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Thank / so / for / much / your / help. / you

Answer key

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

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