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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 309 · 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.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  3. 3.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  4. 4.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?
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  6. 6.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / Thank / much / for / your
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  8. 8.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  10. 10.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  11. 11.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  15. 15.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) book (d) help
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  17. 17.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) salt (c) help (d) door
  18. 18.Make a sentence: much / you / your / for / help. / Thank / so
  19. 19.📕 What is this? (a) phone (b) door (c) water (d) book
  20. 20.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) water (c) salt (d) sorry
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / so / much / your / Thank / for / help.
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  23. 23.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?
  24. 24.🧂 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) sorry (d) window
  25. 25.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  27. 27.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: much / so / help. / you / Thank / for / your
  29. 29.😔 What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) sorry (d) window
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / much / for / so / Thank / you / help.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / you / so / help. / for / Thank / much
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / you / for / Thank / your / much / so
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  35. 35.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / much / Thank / for / help. / your / you
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / you / so / your / Thank
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  40. 40.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) door (d) book

Answer key

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

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