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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 876 · 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) welcome (c) please
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  4. 4.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  6. 6.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  7. 7.Make a sentence: you / your / so / help. / for / much / Thank
  8. 8.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  9. 9.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) please (d) sorry
  10. 10.Make a sentence: for / you / your / Thank / much / help. / so
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: much / for / so / help. / Thank / you / your
  13. 13.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  14. 14.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: so / you / for / your / much / help. / Thank
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  17. 17.🚰 What is this? (a) book (b) pen (c) door (d) water
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: so / you / much / help. / Thank / your / for
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / May / I / pen? / borrow
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / Thank / you / for / your
  25. 25.🖊️ What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) pen (d) book
  26. 26.Make a sentence: much / for / you / help. / so / Thank / your
  27. 27.📕 What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) window (d) book
  28. 28.🧂 What is this? (a) pen (b) umbrella (c) help (d) salt
  29. 29.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) sorry (d) window
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / so / for / Thank / help. / much / you
  33. 33.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) please (d) help
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / you / Thank / for / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / for / Thank / much / so / your / you
  39. 39.🪟 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) phone (d) help
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May

Answer key

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

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