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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 826 · 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) welcome (c) please
  2. 2.🆘 What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) sorry (d) help
  3. 3.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  4. 4.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  5. 5.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  8. 8.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?
  9. 9.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?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  13. 13.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  14. 14.Make a sentence: you / for / so / much / your / help. / Thank
  15. 15.Make a sentence: much / Thank / so / help. / you / your / for
  16. 16.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  17. 17.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  19. 19.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  20. 20.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  21. 21.📕 What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) book (d) help
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  23. 23.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  24. 24.☎️ What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) phone (d) help
  25. 25.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  26. 26.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  27. 27.Make a sentence: much / help. / Thank / for / you / your / so
  28. 28.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) salt (c) please (d) door
  29. 29.Make a sentence: you / for / much / so / your / Thank / help.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  32. 32.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) water (c) please (d) phone
  33. 33.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) door (d) water
  34. 34.☂️ What is this? (a) salt (b) help (c) umbrella (d) pen
  35. 35.Make a sentence: you / so / much / for / Thank / help. / your
  36. 36.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) phone (d) book
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / much / help. / for / Thank / so / your
  38. 38.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) sorry (d) pen
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / your / for / help. / you / much / Thank
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I

Answer key

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

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