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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 866 · 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 ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  3. 3.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  4. 4.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  7. 7.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  8. 8.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) phone (d) window
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  10. 10.Make a sentence: you / so / your / help. / for / Thank / much
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  12. 12.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) sorry (d) salt
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  14. 14.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  15. 15.Make a sentence: for / so / help. / Thank / you / much / your
  16. 16.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  17. 17.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) phone (c) please (d) help
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  20. 20.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) water (d) pen
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / for / your / so / much / help. / Thank
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / you / help. / so / for / much / Thank
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: for / help. / your / you / much / Thank / so
  25. 25.Make a sentence: you / much / for / so / help. / Thank / your
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: so / you / for / help. / much / Thank / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: so / you / for / your / help. / Thank / much
  31. 31.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) salt (d) door
  32. 32.☂️ What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) salt (d) pen
  33. 33.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) please (d) door
  34. 34.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) help (d) pen
  35. 35.📕 What is this? (a) door (b) book (c) pen (d) help
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / you / your / for / help. / so / much
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / for / much / you / your / help. / Thank

Answer key

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

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