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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 292 · 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) of (b) to (c) for
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  3. 3.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  4. 4.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: so / your / for / much / help. / Thank / you
  6. 6.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  8. 8.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  10. 10.Make a sentence: for / you / so / your / much / help. / Thank
  11. 11.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  12. 12.🙏 What is this? (a) book (b) help (c) please (d) door
  13. 13.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  15. 15.Make a sentence: help. / much / so / your / you / for / Thank
  16. 16.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  17. 17.Make a sentence: you / much / help. / your / for / so / Thank
  18. 18.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  21. 21.☂️ What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) window (d) umbrella
  22. 22.Make a sentence: so / much / help. / Thank / for / you / your
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  24. 24.🧂 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) umbrella (d) book
  25. 25.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  26. 26.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: so / for / help. / much / you / Thank / your
  28. 28.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) pen (d) sorry
  29. 29.Make a sentence: help. / for / Thank / so / you / much / your
  30. 30.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) phone (d) water
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  33. 33.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  35. 35.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) door (d) phone
  36. 36.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / Thank / your / you / so
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / for / so / much / your / Thank / help.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / help. / so / your / Thank / for / you

Answer key

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

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