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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 807 · 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) of (b) for (c) to
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  3. 3.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  6. 6.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  7. 7.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) Thank you so much for your help.
  8. 8.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  9. 9.Make a sentence: for / you / help. / Thank / much / your / so
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  11. 11.Make a sentence: for / Thank / your / so / you / help. / much
  12. 12.Make a sentence: so / much / Thank / your / you / help. / for
  13. 13.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) help
  14. 14.😔 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) phone (d) sorry
  15. 15.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.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  19. 19.Make a sentence: you / so / for / your / much / Thank / help.
  20. 20.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  22. 22.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: Thank / your / for / much / help. / you / so
  24. 24.📕 What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) water (d) book
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / May / I / pen? / borrow
  28. 28.Make a sentence: you / your / so / much / help. / Thank / for
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  30. 30.☎️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) water (d) phone
  31. 31.☂️ What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) umbrella (d) pen
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: for / you / help. / so / much / Thank / your
  36. 36.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) book (d) please
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / you / so / help. / Thank / your / for
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  39. 39.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) door
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your

Answer key

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

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