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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 552 · 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.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  3. 3.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  5. 5.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  6. 6.Make a sentence: help. / your / for / you / Thank / so / much
  7. 7.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: for / much / so / Thank / your / you / help.
  9. 9.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  10. 10.🆘 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) help (d) please
  11. 11.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  13. 13.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  15. 15.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  20. 20.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) May I borrow your pen?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  24. 24.Make a sentence: much / your / Thank / you / so / help. / for
  25. 25.Make a sentence: help. / much / your / Thank / you / for / so
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / for / you / much / your / Thank / help.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / for / Thank / you / much / so / help.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: you / so / for / much / your / Thank / help.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  32. 32.🚰 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) sorry (d) pen
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  34. 34.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / you / Thank / for / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  36. 36.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) door (c) sorry (d) please
  37. 37.Make a sentence: Thank / much / help. / so / for / your / you
  38. 38.Make a sentence: for / you / much / help. / your / Thank / so
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / Thank / much / you / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Thank / much / for / so / help. / your / you

Answer key

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

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