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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 534 · 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) for (b) of (c) to
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  4. 4.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: Thank / your / help. / you / much / for / so
  9. 9.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  10. 10.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  11. 11.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) sorry (d) help
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  15. 15.😔 What is this? (a) book (b) pen (c) sorry (d) salt
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  17. 17.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  18. 18.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  19. 19.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) book (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  20. 20.Make a sentence: you / your / help. / much / for / Thank / so
  21. 21.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  22. 22.🧂 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) please (d) sorry
  23. 23.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / much / your / you / for / so
  24. 24.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  25. 25.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) please (d) window
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / your / help. / you / Thank / for / much
  27. 27.🚪 What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) door (d) please
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / you / Thank / your / so / much / help.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: Thank / much / help. / you / so / your / for
  30. 30.☂️ What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) book
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  32. 32.Make a sentence: Thank / you / so / much / your / for / help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  36. 36.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / your / so / much / Thank / you / for
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I

Answer key

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

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