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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 502 · 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.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  3. 3.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  4. 4.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  6. 6.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: help. / for / Thank / so / you / your / much
  9. 9.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  10. 10.🙏 What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) umbrella (d) phone
  11. 11.🚰 What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) door (d) water
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / much / for / help. / you
  13. 13.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  14. 14.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?
  15. 15.☂️ What is this? (a) book (b) umbrella (c) help (d) please
  16. 16.Make a sentence: for / much / so / help. / Thank / you / your
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  19. 19.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: for / help. / so / much / your / you / Thank
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  23. 23.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / so / Thank / you / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / for / you / Thank / so
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  26. 26.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?
  27. 27.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) salt (d) door
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / much / help. / you / your / so / Thank
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: so / much / you / help. / for / your / Thank
  31. 31.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  32. 32.☎️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) door (d) phone
  33. 33.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) water (d) book
  34. 34.📕 What is this? (a) pen (b) salt (c) book (d) umbrella
  35. 35.🖊️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) pen (d) salt
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / much / Thank / your / help. / for / you
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / much / your / Thank / for
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May

Answer key

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

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