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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 417 · 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!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  3. 3.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (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.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: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  7. 7.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) salt (c) book (d) sorry
  8. 8.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  9. 9.Make a sentence: so / for / your / help. / Thank / much / you
  10. 10.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  11. 11.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  12. 12.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  14. 14.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  15. 15.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / your / for / much / Thank
  16. 16.Make a sentence: for / Thank / much / your / you / help. / so
  17. 17.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) door (d) sorry
  18. 18.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / Thank / much / so / you
  19. 19.Make a sentence: much / your / for / you / Thank / help. / so
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  21. 21.Make a sentence: Thank / for / so / your / you / help. / much
  22. 22.Make a sentence: for / your / you / Thank / so / help. / much
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / help. / your / Thank / for / much / you
  27. 27.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  29. 29.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: for / much / help. / you / Thank / so / your
  32. 32.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: much / you / for / your / help. / Thank / so
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / for / so / Thank / you / help. / your
  36. 36.🖊️ What is this? (a) window (b) pen (c) water (d) door
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / for / you / help. / Thank / your / much
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: for / you / Thank / your / so / help. / much
  40. 40.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) water (d) salt

Answer key

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

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