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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 684 · 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) please (c) welcome
  2. 2.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?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  4. 4.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  7. 7.🧂 What is this? (a) sorry (b) salt (c) help (d) umbrella
  8. 8.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / help. / for / so / much
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  10. 10.Make a sentence: for / help. / Thank / your / much / you / so
  11. 11.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  12. 12.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) book (c) please (d) help
  13. 13.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  14. 14.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?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  16. 16.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  17. 17.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  18. 18.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  20. 20.Make a sentence: much / so / Thank / you / your / help. / for
  21. 21.😔 What is this? (a) salt (b) umbrella (c) sorry (d) phone
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  24. 24.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) window (c) please (d) water
  25. 25.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / for / your / you / much / so
  26. 26.Make a sentence: Thank / you / for / help. / your / much / so
  27. 27.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) umbrella (d) pen
  28. 28.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.
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  30. 30.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) sorry (d) please
  31. 31.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  32. 32.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) door (d) please
  33. 33.Make a sentence: for / help. / your / so / you / Thank / much
  34. 34.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) water (d) please
  35. 35.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) pen (d) umbrella
  36. 36.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / much / help. / for / you
  38. 38.Make a sentence: so / Thank / much / your / for / you / help.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: for / so / much / your / help. / you / Thank
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / for / you / so / help.

Answer key

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

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