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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 613 · 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.Make a sentence: Thank / much / so / help. / you / for / your
  2. 2.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  3. 3.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / you / much / for / Thank
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  6. 6.Make a sentence: so / your / help. / you / for / much / Thank
  7. 7.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  8. 8.Make a sentence: for / you / your / much / so / help. / Thank
  9. 9.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  11. 11.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) help (d) pen
  12. 12.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) pen (d) sorry
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  14. 14.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  15. 15.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / so / you / much / Thank / for / help.
  18. 18.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  19. 19.Make a sentence: Thank / much / so / for / your / you / help.
  20. 20.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  21. 21.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?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  23. 23.Make a sentence: help. / your / much / you / Thank / for / so
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / for / so / you / much
  28. 28.🪟 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) pen (c) window (d) book
  29. 29.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  30. 30.🙏 What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) book (d) please
  31. 31.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) umbrella (d) help
  32. 32.Make a sentence: so / much / Thank / help. / for / your / you
  33. 33.🚰 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) water (d) please
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  35. 35.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?

Answer key

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

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