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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 832 · 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.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) book (d) phone
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  4. 4.Make a sentence: much / so / for / your / you / help. / Thank
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: for / help. / you / much / so / your / Thank
  7. 7.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  9. 9.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  11. 11.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  12. 12.📕 What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) salt (d) book
  13. 13.🙏 What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) please (d) door
  14. 14.☂️ What is this? (a) book (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) please
  15. 15.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  16. 16.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.
  17. 17.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  21. 21.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  22. 22.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  23. 23.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  24. 24.Make a sentence: Thank / you / much / for / so / your / help.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / so / your / for / help. / Thank / you
  26. 26.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) book (c) sorry (d) window
  27. 27.Make a sentence: for / your / so / Thank / help. / much / you
  28. 28.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / so / for / help. / you
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / for / much / so / Thank / help. / you
  30. 30.Make a sentence: much / so / for / help. / Thank / you / your
  31. 31.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / much / Thank / you / for / your / help.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / so / much / Thank / your / for / help.
  35. 35.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) book (c) phone (d) door
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / you / for / Thank / help. / much / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  38. 38.🪟 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) window (d) help
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow

Answer key

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

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