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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 812 · 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.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  4. 4.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  6. 6.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  7. 7.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  8. 8.Make a sentence: much / so / you / help. / Thank / for / your
  9. 9.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  12. 12.🚪 What is this? (a) pen (b) door (c) book (d) sorry
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  14. 14.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) water (d) umbrella
  15. 15.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) help (d) sorry
  16. 16.Make a sentence: help. / so / Thank / your / for / you / much
  17. 17.Make a sentence: so / your / much / you / Thank / for / help.
  18. 18.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / for / so / Thank / you / much / help.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  23. 23.Make a sentence: you / so / much / your / Thank / help. / for
  24. 24.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / help. / much / for / Thank / so / you
  26. 26.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / your / for / Thank / so
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  28. 28.😔 What is this? (a) book (b) pen (c) door (d) sorry
  29. 29.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / you / for / Thank / your
  30. 30.☎️ What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) phone (d) salt
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  34. 34.Make a sentence: much / you / Thank / for / help. / your / so
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May

Answer key

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

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