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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 632 · 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) for (b) of (c) to
  2. 2.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  3. 3.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) please (d) book
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  5. 5.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  6. 6.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) door (d) sorry
  7. 7.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  8. 8.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  9. 9.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) May I borrow your pen?
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  12. 12.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  13. 13.🖊️ What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) sorry (d) window
  14. 14.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  15. 15.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  19. 19.Make a sentence: for / Thank / you / your / help. / so / much
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  21. 21.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  22. 22.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / for / you / help. / Thank / so / your
  26. 26.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) Thank you so much for your help.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: help. / so / Thank / for / your / you / much
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  30. 30.📕 What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) please (d) pen
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / so / you / much / for / Thank / your
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  33. 33.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) water (d) umbrella
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / much / so / you / Thank / help. / for
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / so / for / Thank / help. / your / you
  36. 36.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) book (d) window
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / Thank / you / help. / for / so / your
  38. 38.🆘 What is this? (a) pen (b) book (c) please (d) help
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / Thank / your / you / for
  40. 40.Make a sentence: you / your / much / Thank / for / so / help.

Answer key

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

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