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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 71 · 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 ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  2. 2.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  3. 3.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  4. 4.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  5. 5.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  6. 6.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  7. 7.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  8. 8.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  12. 12.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  13. 13.Make a sentence: for / you / so / much / your / Thank / help.
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  15. 15.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  16. 16.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) salt (c) book (d) window
  17. 17.🪟 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) help (d) salt
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  21. 21.🚪 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) phone (d) door
  22. 22.😔 What is this? (a) pen (b) help (c) book (d) sorry
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  24. 24.Make a sentence: Thank / your / you / for / help. / so / much
  25. 25.☎️ What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) please (d) phone
  26. 26.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) salt (c) help (d) water
  27. 27.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / help. / Thank / you / for / so / much
  31. 31.Make a sentence: Thank / much / so / your / for / you / help.
  32. 32.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  33. 33.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?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / much / you / so / for / help. / Thank
  35. 35.🧂 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) sorry (d) salt
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / Thank / for / much / so / you / help.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: Thank / much / help. / so / for / you / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / your / for / much / you / Thank / so
  40. 40.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) door

Answer key

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

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