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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 546 · 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) to (b) for (c) of
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  3. 3.🙏 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) please (d) water
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  7. 7.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  8. 8.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  9. 9.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) please (d) water
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  11. 11.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  12. 12.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / you / Thank / so / for
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  14. 14.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  15. 15.🚰 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  16. 16.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) help (d) book
  17. 17.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / for / help. / you / Thank / much / so
  19. 19.Make a sentence: you / so / your / Thank / for / much / help.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: for / you / much / Thank / so / your / help.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: so / your / you / Thank / help. / for / much
  22. 22.Make a sentence: for / you / much / your / so / Thank / help.
  23. 23.📕 What is this? (a) help (b) book (c) phone (d) water
  24. 24.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / much / for / your / help. / Thank / you
  27. 27.🚪 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) door (d) pen
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: so / for / help. / Thank / much / your / you
  31. 31.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) window (d) umbrella
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  34. 34.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) pen (d) sorry
  35. 35.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) salt (d) book
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / for / help. / your / you / much / Thank
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: much / help. / you / so / your / for / Thank
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / so / help. / you / Thank / for / your

Answer key

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

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