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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 803 · 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) to (b) for (c) of
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  4. 4.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / for / Thank / much / so
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  8. 8.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  11. 11.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  12. 12.Make a sentence: help. / you / for / your / Thank / much / so
  13. 13.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) pen (d) book
  14. 14.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  15. 15.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  16. 16.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / so / for / you / Thank
  17. 17.☂️ What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  18. 18.Make a sentence: for / you / so / much / your / Thank / help.
  19. 19.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / for / much / your / Thank
  22. 22.🧂 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) book (d) sorry
  23. 23.Make a sentence: much / Thank / for / your / you / help. / so
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  26. 26.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: so / much / you / your / for / help. / Thank
  28. 28.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / Thank / you / much / for
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  31. 31.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  32. 32.Make a sentence: for / you / your / much / Thank / so / help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: Thank / so / much / for / help. / you / your
  34. 34.☎️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) pen (c) phone (d) help
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  36. 36.🚰 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) umbrella (d) help
  37. 37.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) door (d) phone
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  40. 40.📕 What is this? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) book (d) sorry

Answer key

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

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