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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 649 · 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) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  3. 3.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  5. 5.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / Thank / your / much / for
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  7. 7.🆘 What is this? (a) pen (b) salt (c) window (d) help
  8. 8.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  9. 9.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  10. 10.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: for / much / your / help. / you / so / Thank
  13. 13.Make a sentence: Thank / so / much / for / your / you / help.
  14. 14.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  15. 15.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) window (c) sorry (d) pen
  16. 16.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  17. 17.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: so / much / for / you / help. / Thank / your
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  21. 21.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / for / you / much / help. / so / Thank
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: you / Thank / for / help. / your / much / so
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: help. / so / Thank / much / your / for / you
  27. 27.Make a sentence: help. / so / Thank / for / much / your / you
  28. 28.Make a sentence: so / much / for / help. / your / Thank / you
  29. 29.Make a sentence: you / for / help. / much / Thank / your / so
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  31. 31.🖊️ What is this? (a) help (b) book (c) pen (d) sorry
  32. 32.🚪 What is this? (a) window (b) phone (c) door (d) pen
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  34. 34.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: for / much / so / your / you / help. / Thank
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  39. 39.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  40. 40.🧂 What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) salt (d) water

Answer key

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

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