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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 852 · 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.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?
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  4. 4.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  5. 5.🚰 What is this? (a) window (b) door (c) umbrella (d) water
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  7. 7.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  8. 8.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  11. 11.🚪 What is this? (a) pen (b) window (c) door (d) help
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  13. 13.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) pen (d) please
  14. 14.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  15. 15.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  16. 16.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  17. 17.Make a sentence: so / much / for / Thank / you / your / help.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  19. 19.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  23. 23.📕 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) book (d) phone
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: you / your / much / for / help. / so / Thank
  26. 26.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / your / you / for / much / so
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  29. 29.🧂 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) door (d) salt
  30. 30.Make a sentence: much / your / so / Thank / you / for / help.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  32. 32.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) book (d) salt
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  34. 34.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / your / you / so / help.
  35. 35.🪟 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) window (d) book
  36. 36.Make a sentence: much / so / your / you / help. / Thank / for
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / help. / so / Thank / for / you / much
  38. 38.☂️ What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) door (d) umbrella
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / much / you / help. / for / your / Thank
  40. 40.Make a sentence: for / so / much / Thank / your / you / help.

Answer key

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

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