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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 474 · 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.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  2. 2.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / much / your / you / so / for
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  8. 8.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  9. 9.Make a sentence: Thank / your / you / for / so / much / help.
  10. 10.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) salt (d) book
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: much / help. / you / so / for / Thank / your
  13. 13.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  14. 14.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  17. 17.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  19. 19.🚪 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) please (d) phone
  20. 20.Make a sentence: so / much / for / Thank / your / you / help.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: for / you / much / Thank / help. / your / so
  22. 22.Make a sentence: Thank / for / help. / you / much / your / so
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  24. 24.Make a sentence: you / help. / Thank / so / your / much / for
  25. 25.😔 What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) water (d) salt
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: you / help. / your / for / Thank / much / so
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / so / your / you / much / help. / Thank
  29. 29.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) pen (d) sorry
  30. 30.Make a sentence: Thank / your / so / help. / much / you / for
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / for / so / you / much / your
  32. 32.🪟 What is this? (a) phone (b) window (c) book (d) sorry
  33. 33.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) book (d) please
  34. 34.Make a sentence: much / so / help. / you / your / Thank / for
  35. 35.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) door (d) help
  36. 36.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / much / help. / Thank / so / for / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  39. 39.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / so / your / you / much / for

Answer key

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

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