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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 979 · 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) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: for / your / so / you / Thank / much / help.
  4. 4.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / you / your / so / Thank
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  6. 6.🧂 What is this? (a) water (b) phone (c) book (d) salt
  7. 7.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  8. 8.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  9. 9.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) water (d) window
  10. 10.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  11. 11.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) umbrella (d) please
  12. 12.Make a sentence: much / Thank / so / help. / you / your / for
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  16. 16.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  17. 17.Make a sentence: Thank / for / your / so / help. / much / you
  18. 18.☂️ What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) water (d) pen
  19. 19.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) door (d) pen
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  22. 22.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) book (c) help (d) sorry
  23. 23.Make a sentence: much / so / for / your / help. / Thank / you
  24. 24.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) salt (d) door
  25. 25.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  26. 26.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: you / much / so / for / help. / your / Thank
  28. 28.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  29. 29.Make a sentence: for / you / Thank / your / so / much / help.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / Thank / you / for / so
  34. 34.Make a sentence: so / Thank / for / much / you / your / help.
  35. 35.☎️ What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) pen (d) sorry
  36. 36.Make a sentence: Thank / you / for / so / much / your / help.
  37. 37.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / help. / you / for / so / Thank / much
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your

Answer key

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

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