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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 966 · 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.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) Thank you so much for your help.
  2. 2.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  4. 4.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  5. 5.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  6. 6.Make a sentence: help. / your / you / much / so / for / Thank
  7. 7.Make a sentence: you / help. / for / much / your / so / Thank
  8. 8.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  9. 9.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) book (d) door
  10. 10.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  11. 11.Make a sentence: you / so / help. / for / Thank / much / your
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  14. 14.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  15. 15.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  16. 16.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  17. 17.🚪 What is this? (a) window (b) pen (c) door (d) please
  18. 18.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?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  20. 20.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) pen (c) phone (d) water
  21. 21.Make a sentence: for / help. / Thank / so / much / you / your
  22. 22.☂️ What is this? (a) pen (b) help (c) umbrella (d) book
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / you / for / Thank / help. / your / much
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / your / help. / for / you / much / Thank
  27. 27.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  28. 28.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  30. 30.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) please (d) door
  31. 31.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / you / so / help. / much / for / Thank
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / your / so / much / Thank / you / for
  34. 34.Make a sentence: much / help. / your / you / Thank / so / for
  35. 35.Make a sentence: Thank / for / your / help. / much / so / you
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / for / much / your / help. / Thank / so
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / your / so / Thank / you
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / you / for / your / Thank / so / help.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / much / so / Thank / for / help. / you
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I

Answer key

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

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