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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 295 · 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.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) please (d) window
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  4. 4.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  5. 5.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) please (d) window
  6. 6.Make a sentence: so / help. / your / you / Thank / for / much
  7. 7.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  8. 8.Make a sentence: you / Thank / so / much / your / for / help.
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  10. 10.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) door (c) book (d) water
  11. 11.🙏 What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) book (d) please
  12. 12.Make a sentence: so / much / you / Thank / for / help. / your
  13. 13.🚪 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) umbrella (d) door
  14. 14.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) May I borrow your pen?
  15. 15.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / for / Thank / so / your
  19. 19.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  22. 22.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  25. 25.📕 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) book (d) pen
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  29. 29.Make a sentence: you / help. / for / your / so / Thank / much
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  31. 31.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  34. 34.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / Thank / so / much / you
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / help. / for / much / your / Thank / you
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / Thank / you / help. / for / much / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / help. / Thank / for / much / so / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I

Answer key

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

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