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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 57 · 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) of (b) to (c) for
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  3. 3.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) please (c) umbrella (d) pen
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  5. 5.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  6. 6.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  8. 8.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  9. 9.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  10. 10.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  11. 11.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / for / Thank / your / so
  12. 12.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) window (d) salt
  13. 13.🚪 What is this? (a) sorry (b) salt (c) door (d) please
  14. 14.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?
  15. 15.🖊️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) pen (d) door
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: much / so / you / Thank / for / help. / your
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: so / Thank / much / for / you / help. / your
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / for / so / your / Thank / much / you
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / much / Thank / so / you / help. / for
  28. 28.Make a sentence: you / for / your / much / help. / so / Thank
  29. 29.Make a sentence: help. / for / so / Thank / much / your / you
  30. 30.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  31. 31.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  32. 32.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) May I borrow your pen?
  33. 33.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / you / for / Thank / your / so / help.
  36. 36.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) phone (c) pen (d) sorry
  37. 37.🆘 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) sorry (d) help
  38. 38.Make a sentence: Thank / for / your / much / help. / so / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / so / you / for / much / help. / Thank

Answer key

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

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