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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 387 · 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) for (c) to
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  3. 3.☂️ What is this? (a) help (b) book (c) salt (d) umbrella
  4. 4.☎️ What is this? (a) water (b) salt (c) help (d) phone
  5. 5.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  9. 9.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) window (c) please (d) phone
  10. 10.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  12. 12.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  13. 13.🚰 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) door (d) pen
  14. 14.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  15. 15.Make a sentence: help. / for / much / so / your / Thank / you
  16. 16.Make a sentence: Thank / your / help. / for / you / so / much
  17. 17.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  18. 18.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  20. 20.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) help (d) pen
  21. 21.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  22. 22.Make a sentence: for / much / your / Thank / you / help. / so
  23. 23.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  25. 25.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  26. 26.Make a sentence: Thank / your / for / help. / you / so / much
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  29. 29.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / you / for / help. / so / much / Thank
  32. 32.🪟 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) book (c) sorry (d) window
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  34. 34.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: you / your / much / so / Thank / for / help.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: much / your / so / help. / you / for / Thank
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / so / for / your / much / Thank / help.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / for / help. / much / your / you / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: for / so / you / much / your / help. / Thank

Answer key

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