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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 308 · 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) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  3. 3.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  6. 6.🙏 What is this? (a) book (b) salt (c) please (d) door
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / help. / you / much / Thank / so / for
  9. 9.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) sorry (d) pen
  10. 10.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  11. 11.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  12. 12.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  13. 13.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  14. 14.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) book (c) please (d) salt
  15. 15.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  18. 18.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) salt (d) phone
  19. 19.🧂 What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) salt (d) please
  20. 20.Make a sentence: much / Thank / for / your / you / so / help.
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / your / you / help. / so / for / Thank
  23. 23.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / for / Thank / your / so
  24. 24.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / you / Thank / help. / much / so / for
  26. 26.🚰 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) door (d) please
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  28. 28.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / for / Thank / much / help. / you / so
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: Thank / much / for / help. / your / you / so
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  34. 34.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) pen (d) salt
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: for / help. / you / so / your / Thank / much
  40. 40.Make a sentence: for / so / much / Thank / help. / you / your

Answer key

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

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