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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 797 · 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!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / for / much / so / you / your
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  7. 7.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) May I borrow your pen?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  9. 9.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  10. 10.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / help. / you / so / for / much / Thank
  12. 12.Make a sentence: you / for / Thank / help. / so / much / your
  13. 13.Make a sentence: for / you / your / much / help. / so / Thank
  14. 14.🚪 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) door (d) water
  15. 15.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / your / so / you / help.
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  18. 18.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  19. 19.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / so / your / you / much / for
  20. 20.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  21. 21.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  23. 23.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) help (d) pen
  24. 24.🧂 What is this? (a) pen (b) salt (c) help (d) window
  25. 25.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  26. 26.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?
  27. 27.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / so / you / Thank / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / help. / much / you / so / for / Thank
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: for / much / your / Thank / you / help. / so
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / for / so / you / Thank / help. / much
  34. 34.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / so / Thank / much / for
  35. 35.🆘 What is this? (a) door (b) water (c) help (d) book
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  39. 39.📕 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) book (d) please
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / much / Thank / so / you / your / for

Answer key

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

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