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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 41 · 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.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: so / Thank / your / you / help. / for / much
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  8. 8.😔 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) sorry (d) help
  9. 9.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  10. 10.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  11. 11.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) help (d) door
  12. 12.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  13. 13.Make a sentence: for / so / help. / you / your / much / Thank
  14. 14.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  15. 15.Make a sentence: you / help. / Thank / your / for / so / much
  16. 16.Make a sentence: so / help. / Thank / you / for / much / your
  17. 17.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  19. 19.☂️ What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) door
  20. 20.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  23. 23.🖊️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) book (c) pen (d) phone
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  25. 25.Make a sentence: so / you / for / much / your / help. / Thank
  26. 26.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  27. 27.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  29. 29.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  30. 30.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) door (d) water
  31. 31.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / so / Thank / you / your
  32. 32.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  33. 33.🚰 What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) window (d) water
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  35. 35.☎️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) door (d) phone
  36. 36.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) sorry (d) please
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / you / Thank / your / so / help. / for
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / much / so / help. / Thank / you / for
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / for / much / you / so / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / for / your / Thank / you

Answer key

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

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