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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 673 · 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) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  2. 2.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  4. 4.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  5. 5.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) door (d) salt
  8. 8.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  9. 9.Make a sentence: for / help. / your / Thank / so / much / you
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: so / you / your / for / Thank / much / help.
  14. 14.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  15. 15.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  17. 17.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) please (d) door
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  19. 19.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) May I have some water, please?
  20. 20.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  22. 22.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) water (d) umbrella
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / so / your / you / for / much
  25. 25.🧂 What is this? (a) water (b) phone (c) please (d) salt
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: you / help. / your / much / so / Thank / for
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / so / you / for / much
  30. 30.😔 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) help (d) sorry
  31. 31.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / Thank / much / help. / your / so / for
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / much / Thank / you / for / so / help.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: Thank / for / help. / much / you / your / so
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / Thank / much / you / your / help. / for
  40. 40.🆘 What is this? (a) book (b) help (c) umbrella (d) window

Answer key

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

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