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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 708 · 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) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  2. 2.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  3. 3.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  4. 4.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) phone (c) please (d) pen
  5. 5.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  6. 6.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  7. 7.☎️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) phone (d) book
  8. 8.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  9. 9.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  10. 10.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?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: much / so / help. / for / Thank / you / your
  13. 13.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  14. 14.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  15. 15.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  18. 18.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) water
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / so / help. / much / you
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  22. 22.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) door (c) sorry (d) phone
  23. 23.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / help. / you / so / for
  24. 24.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) umbrella (d) book
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / for / so / much / help. / you / Thank
  27. 27.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / so / Thank / much / you
  30. 30.🚪 What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) door (d) salt
  31. 31.Make a sentence: Thank / you / your / so / much / help. / for
  32. 32.Make a sentence: help. / so / Thank / you / much / your / for
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  34. 34.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  35. 35.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / Thank / so / for / your / help. / much
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / so / much / help. / your / Thank / for
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / Thank / for / much / so / you / help.
  39. 39.🪟 What is this? (a) pen (b) book (c) sorry (d) window
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?

Answer key

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

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