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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 352 · 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) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  3. 3.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  5. 5.🚪 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) salt (d) door
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: much / your / you / help. / Thank / for / so
  8. 8.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) pen (d) salt
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  12. 12.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  13. 13.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  14. 14.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  15. 15.Make a sentence: you / help. / for / so / your / much / Thank
  16. 16.Make a sentence: for / so / Thank / your / you / much / help.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: Thank / you / your / help. / so / much / for
  18. 18.Make a sentence: so / much / Thank / you / your / help. / for
  19. 19.🧂 What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  20. 20.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) sorry (d) window
  21. 21.Make a sentence: for / you / much / Thank / help. / your / so
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: so / much / Thank / your / help. / for / you
  26. 26.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  27. 27.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  28. 28.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: much / so / for / Thank / help. / your / you
  30. 30.Make a sentence: Thank / for / you / your / help. / so / much
  31. 31.Make a sentence: for / help. / your / so / much / you / Thank
  32. 32.😔 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) sorry (d) door
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  35. 35.🚰 What is this? (a) door (b) water (c) window (d) salt
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / much / help. / you / Thank / for / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / your / you / so / Thank / for / help.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: you / help. / Thank / your / much / for / so
  40. 40.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?

Answer key

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

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