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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 782 · 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.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  3. 3.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?
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  5. 5.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  6. 6.🚰 What is this? (a) phone (b) door (c) water (d) umbrella
  7. 7.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) pen (d) book
  8. 8.Make a sentence: Thank / for / help. / you / much / so / your
  9. 9.Make a sentence: much / so / your / help. / Thank / you / for
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: help. / your / much / so / Thank / you / for
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / Thank / you / so / for
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  15. 15.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  16. 16.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  17. 17.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  20. 20.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  22. 22.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / help. / Thank / you / for / so / much
  24. 24.📕 What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) door (d) book
  25. 25.Make a sentence: for / help. / your / Thank / much / so / you
  26. 26.Make a sentence: help. / so / Thank / your / much / you / for
  27. 27.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) help (d) umbrella
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  29. 29.☂️ What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) salt
  30. 30.Make a sentence: much / your / you / Thank / so / help. / for
  31. 31.Make a sentence: you / for / so / your / much / Thank / help.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: much / for / your / you / so / Thank / help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / help. / for / your / Thank / much / so
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / much / you / your / Thank
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / you / so / much / for
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / your / you / help. / Thank / for / so
  39. 39.Make a sentence: you / so / your / help. / Thank / much / for
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow

Answer key

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

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