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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 908 · 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.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  2. 2.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?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: for / much / help. / Thank / so / your / you
  4. 4.Make a sentence: for / Thank / so / your / you / much / help.
  5. 5.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  7. 7.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  8. 8.Make a sentence: for / you / help. / so / Thank / much / your
  9. 9.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) umbrella (d) help
  10. 10.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  11. 11.📕 What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) salt (d) book
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  13. 13.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) May I borrow your pen?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  16. 16.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  17. 17.Make a sentence: you / for / your / much / Thank / so / help.
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  19. 19.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  21. 21.Make a sentence: so / your / you / for / Thank / much / help.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: you / Thank / help. / so / for / much / your
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / your / you / much / so / for
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / you / Thank / much / so
  26. 26.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) umbrella (d) please
  27. 27.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  31. 31.Make a sentence: much / you / for / Thank / so / your / help.
  32. 32.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) please (d) sorry
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / Thank / much / for / you / so / help.
  34. 34.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / for / Thank / so / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / you / for / your / help. / so / Thank
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  39. 39.🧂 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) please (d) salt
  40. 40.🪟 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) window (d) please

Answer key

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

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