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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 761 · 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.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  3. 3.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  6. 6.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  7. 7.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  8. 8.Make a sentence: you / for / much / so / your / help. / Thank
  9. 9.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  10. 10.🆘 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) help (d) window
  11. 11.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  12. 12.Make a sentence: much / help. / Thank / your / for / so / you
  13. 13.Make a sentence: much / Thank / for / your / you / so / help.
  14. 14.Make a sentence: help. / your / Thank / you / so / for / much
  15. 15.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  18. 18.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) please (d) sorry
  19. 19.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / Thank / so / much / for
  20. 20.🚰 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) please (d) umbrella
  21. 21.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / help. / your / you / for / Thank / so
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  24. 24.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?
  25. 25.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) salt (d) phone
  26. 26.📕 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) book (d) please
  27. 27.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / Thank / for / much / so
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  29. 29.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  30. 30.Make a sentence: for / much / help. / so / your / Thank / you
  31. 31.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) salt (d) phone
  32. 32.🚪 What is this? (a) window (b) door (c) book (d) sorry
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / so / for / help. / Thank / you / much
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / May / I / pen? / borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / so / you / Thank / much
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  39. 39.🧂 What is this? (a) pen (b) salt (c) sorry (d) phone
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?

Answer key

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

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