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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 709 · 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.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  3. 3.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  4. 4.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  5. 5.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  6. 6.Make a sentence: so / your / help. / for / you / Thank / much
  7. 7.Make a sentence: for / your / you / so / help. / much / Thank
  8. 8.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  9. 9.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: much / your / you / so / Thank / help. / for
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  12. 12.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  15. 15.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: you / much / so / Thank / for / help. / your
  17. 17.Make a sentence: so / Thank / your / you / help. / for / much
  18. 18.Make a sentence: Thank / for / you / your / help. / so / much
  19. 19.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  22. 22.🧂 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) salt (d) book
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  27. 27.🚰 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) water (d) salt
  28. 28.📕 What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) please (d) book
  29. 29.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) door (c) pen (d) please
  30. 30.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  31. 31.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / so / help. / your / you
  32. 32.Make a sentence: so / for / Thank / you / your / much / help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / help. / much / Thank / for / your / so
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  35. 35.☂️ What is this? (a) water (b) door (c) help (d) umbrella
  36. 36.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: Thank / for / help. / your / much / you / so
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  40. 40.🖊️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) pen (d) salt

Answer key

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

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