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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 837 · 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) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  4. 4.Make a sentence: help. / for / much / Thank / so / your / you
  5. 5.Make a sentence: so / Thank / for / you / much / your / help.
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: you / much / help. / Thank / for / so / your
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  9. 9.😔 What is this? (a) salt (b) door (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  10. 10.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) door (d) salt
  11. 11.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  13. 13.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  14. 14.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  15. 15.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) book (d) umbrella
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / so / you / for / much
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  20. 20.Make a sentence: much / your / for / so / help. / you / Thank
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / so / help. / much / for / your / Thank
  22. 22.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  26. 26.🖊️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) pen (d) please
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  28. 28.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  30. 30.🙏 What is this? (a) pen (b) book (c) window (d) please
  31. 31.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  32. 32.🧂 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) salt (d) door
  33. 33.☎️ What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) phone (d) please
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  35. 35.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) salt (d) help
  36. 36.Make a sentence: for / so / you / help. / Thank / much / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / Thank / you / your / for / help. / so
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  40. 40.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) sorry (d) help

Answer key

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

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