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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 860 · 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.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  3. 3.Make a sentence: much / for / so / you / help. / Thank / your
  4. 4.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  5. 5.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  6. 6.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?
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  8. 8.😔 What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) phone
  9. 9.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  10. 10.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  11. 11.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  12. 12.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) please (d) help
  13. 13.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  17. 17.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  18. 18.Make a sentence: help. / so / Thank / you / for / much / your
  19. 19.Make a sentence: you / so / for / Thank / much / your / help.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: you / much / so / help. / Thank / your / for
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  26. 26.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) door (d) pen
  27. 27.Make a sentence: so / Thank / help. / your / for / much / you
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / you / much / help. / Thank / for / so
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  31. 31.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  32. 32.🚪 What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) window (d) door
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / much / help. / Thank / for / your / so
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / Thank / so / for / your / much / help.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: so / you / much / Thank / your / for / help.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  38. 38.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) phone (d) door
  39. 39.Make a sentence: for / so / Thank / your / much / help. / you
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?

Answer key

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

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