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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 894 · 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.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) book (c) sorry (d) door
  2. 2.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) Could you open the door, please?
  3. 3.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  4. 4.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  6. 6.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / for / Thank / your / so
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  9. 9.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  10. 10.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  11. 11.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  12. 12.Make a sentence: for / Thank / much / so / your / help. / you
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  14. 14.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: for / Thank / much / so / you / your / help.
  17. 17.🆘 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) help (d) water
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  22. 22.🙏 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) window (d) help
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: so / Thank / you / your / much / help. / for
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: you / help. / Thank / your / for / so / much
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / you / for / help. / much / Thank / so
  29. 29.📕 What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) salt (d) book
  30. 30.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / Thank / so / your / you
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  32. 32.🚰 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) phone (d) help
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: help. / much / your / Thank / so / you / for
  35. 35.☂️ What is this? (a) help (b) book (c) salt (d) umbrella
  36. 36.☎️ What is this? (a) book (b) help (c) window (d) phone
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / you / so / help. / for
  39. 39.Make a sentence: much / so / for / you / your / help. / Thank
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / your / Thank / so / for

Answer key

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

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