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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 583 · 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!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  6. 6.🧂 What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) salt (d) pen
  7. 7.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  8. 8.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  9. 9.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  10. 10.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) please (d) umbrella
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  12. 12.📕 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) pen (d) book
  13. 13.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  14. 14.Make a sentence: you / help. / much / so / your / Thank / for
  15. 15.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  17. 17.🚪 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) sorry (d) door
  18. 18.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  19. 19.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / you / much / so / for / your
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / much / Thank / so / your / for / help.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / help. / your / for / Thank / you / so
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  24. 24.🆘 What is this? (a) salt (b) help (c) water (d) please
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  27. 27.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / you / your / so / Thank / help. / much
  29. 29.Make a sentence: so / much / help. / you / for / Thank / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  31. 31.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  34. 34.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / help. / you / for / so / much / Thank
  36. 36.Make a sentence: for / help. / so / your / much / Thank / you
  37. 37.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) book (d) sorry
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May

Answer key

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

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