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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 963 · 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) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  2. 2.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  3. 3.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  6. 6.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  7. 7.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  8. 8.Make a sentence: you / for / Thank / so / help. / much / your
  9. 9.Make a sentence: much / help. / Thank / you / so / for / your
  10. 10.Make a sentence: Thank / for / so / your / help. / much / you
  11. 11.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  12. 12.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) sorry (d) please
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  14. 14.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) door (d) phone
  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) May I borrow your pen?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / you / Thank / help. / much / so / for
  17. 17.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  18. 18.Make a sentence: you / Thank / much / your / for / so / help.
  19. 19.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) phone (d) book
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  21. 21.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / Thank / so / much / for / help. / you
  23. 23.Make a sentence: for / so / help. / your / you / Thank / much
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  25. 25.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  27. 27.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  28. 28.☎️ What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) water (d) phone
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: you / so / much / your / help. / for / Thank
  31. 31.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / much / help. / so / you
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  34. 34.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / so / much / you / help. / for / Thank
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / for / so / much / help.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  39. 39.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / your / for / you / Thank / help. / much

Answer key

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

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