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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 717 · 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.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  3. 3.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  4. 4.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  5. 5.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  10. 10.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) please (d) pen
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  12. 12.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  13. 13.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) salt (d) window
  14. 14.Make a sentence: help. / your / so / for / you / much / Thank
  15. 15.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  18. 18.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) sorry (d) help
  19. 19.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: Thank / your / for / help. / so / you / much
  22. 22.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / Thank / so / you / much
  23. 23.Make a sentence: Thank / much / your / for / so / you / help.
  24. 24.🪟 What is this? (a) water (b) salt (c) window (d) sorry
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / for / so / you / help.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / Thank / so / for / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / much / your / so / you / for
  29. 29.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) help (d) water
  30. 30.Make a sentence: for / Thank / you / help. / your / much / so
  31. 31.☂️ What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) umbrella (d) water
  32. 32.Make a sentence: so / Thank / you / much / help. / for / your
  33. 33.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) salt (c) sorry (d) book
  34. 34.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / you / so / much / for / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: much / Thank / help. / for / you / so / your
  37. 37.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: for / your / much / help. / so / you / Thank
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Thank / for / your / you / so / much / help.

Answer key

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

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