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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 882 · 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) to (b) for (c) of
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  3. 3.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) door (d) water
  4. 4.☎️ What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) door
  5. 5.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) please (d) pen
  6. 6.😔 What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) book (d) salt
  7. 7.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  8. 8.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  9. 9.Make a sentence: help. / your / for / Thank / much / so / you
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  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.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  14. 14.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  15. 15.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  16. 16.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / for / Thank / you / much
  18. 18.🖊️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) door (d) pen
  19. 19.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  20. 20.Make a sentence: much / you / so / for / your / help. / Thank
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / so / much / help. / you / Thank / for
  24. 24.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  25. 25.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) pen (c) sorry (d) door
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / your / for / Thank / much
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  28. 28.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) salt (d) phone
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / your / you / for / Thank
  32. 32.Make a sentence: Thank / for / so / help. / you / your / much
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / help. / much / for / you
  34. 34.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / for / you / Thank / your / so / help.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / for / help. / your / you / much / Thank
  38. 38.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / for / Thank / so / your

Answer key

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

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