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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 727 · 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.Make a sentence: help. / your / much / Thank / so / you / for
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  3. 3.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  4. 4.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  5. 5.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  6. 6.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  7. 7.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  9. 9.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  10. 10.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / help. / so / your / you
  11. 11.Make a sentence: help. / your / so / for / Thank / much / you
  12. 12.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  13. 13.🚰 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) water (d) salt
  14. 14.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  16. 16.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  17. 17.Make a sentence: help. / so / you / much / your / for / Thank
  18. 18.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) window (d) door
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  20. 20.😔 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) sorry (d) salt
  21. 21.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  23. 23.Make a sentence: Thank / you / much / for / help. / your / so
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / much / for / Thank / your
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / help. / Thank / for / much / so / you
  27. 27.Make a sentence: help. / for / your / much / so / Thank / you
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / your / so / you / help. / Thank / much
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / help. / so / much / for / you / Thank
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: you / much / Thank / help. / your / so / for
  32. 32.Make a sentence: Thank / so / help. / much / your / for / you
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  35. 35.Make a sentence: for / so / your / Thank / you / much / help.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  37. 37.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) pen (d) please
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / you / Thank / much / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I

Answer key

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

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