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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 236 · 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!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  2. 2.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) please (c) door (d) pen
  3. 3.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  4. 4.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) help (d) book
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: Thank / much / your / for / help. / so / you
  9. 9.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  10. 10.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  11. 11.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / you / so / your / for / much
  12. 12.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  13. 13.📕 What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) book (d) window
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  15. 15.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) phone (d) sorry
  16. 16.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: for / much / you / so / help. / your / Thank
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  21. 21.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / your / for / you / Thank
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / your / Thank / help. / so / you / for
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  24. 24.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: much / for / you / help. / your / Thank / so
  28. 28.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: you / Thank / help. / for / your / much / so
  31. 31.Make a sentence: you / so / help. / for / your / Thank / much
  32. 32.Make a sentence: so / help. / for / much / Thank / your / you
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  34. 34.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / much / for / Thank / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: for / much / you / Thank / so / your / help.
  36. 36.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) door (d) sorry
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / for / help. / your / so / much / Thank
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: you / so / Thank / for / help. / your / much

Answer key

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