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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 725 · 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) for (b) of (c) to
  2. 2.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?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  4. 4.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  5. 5.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  7. 7.🚪 What is this? (a) salt (b) umbrella (c) pen (d) door
  8. 8.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  9. 9.🆘 What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) water (d) door
  10. 10.📕 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) book (d) help
  11. 11.Make a sentence: for / your / so / help. / you / Thank / much
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  14. 14.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / help. / much / you / Thank / for / so
  17. 17.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  18. 18.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  20. 20.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) please (d) umbrella
  21. 21.🖊️ What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) pen (d) sorry
  22. 22.Make a sentence: Thank / so / you / your / help. / for / much
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / you / for / Thank / so
  25. 25.🪟 What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) help (d) window
  26. 26.🚰 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) sorry (d) help
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  28. 28.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  31. 31.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: Thank / for / so / you / help. / much / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: so / your / Thank / help. / for / you / much
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / Thank / you / so / much
  36. 36.Make a sentence: much / help. / so / Thank / you / your / for
  37. 37.Make a sentence: for / you / Thank / your / help. / much / so
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  40. 40.😔 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) door (d) sorry

Answer key

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

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