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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 670 · 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 come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  4. 4.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  5. 5.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  6. 6.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / you / so / much / for / your
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  8. 8.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  9. 9.Make a sentence: your / for / Thank / so / you / help. / much
  10. 10.🆘 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) phone (d) help
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: for / you / so / Thank / your / much / help.
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: you / so / much / help. / for / Thank / your
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: for / much / help. / Thank / you / your / so
  18. 18.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  19. 19.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  21. 21.Make a sentence: help. / much / your / so / Thank / for / you
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / Thank / you / for / your / so / help.
  23. 23.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) Could you open the door, please?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: you / much / for / so / help. / Thank / your
  25. 25.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) door (c) pen (d) water
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  27. 27.😔 What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) door (d) sorry
  28. 28.Make a sentence: much / Thank / for / so / you / your / help.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: Thank / for / you / much / help. / so / your
  32. 32.Make a sentence: Thank / for / your / you / help. / so / much
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / so / Thank / your / you / for / much
  34. 34.🖊️ What is this? (a) window (b) phone (c) book (d) pen
  35. 35.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) window (c) pen (d) sorry
  36. 36.Make a sentence: for / much / help. / so / Thank / your / you
  37. 37.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / help. / so / you / for / Thank / much
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / for / Thank / you / so / your / much
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your

Answer key

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

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