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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 986 · 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) sorry (b) water (c) salt (d) please
  2. 2.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  3. 3.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.🆘 What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) help (d) window
  8. 8.🚪 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) umbrella (d) door
  9. 9.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  11. 11.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  12. 12.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) 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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  14. 14.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  15. 15.Make a sentence: much / so / help. / you / your / for / Thank
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  17. 17.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) help (d) sorry
  18. 18.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / you / help. / so / for / much / Thank
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  21. 21.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  22. 22.Make a sentence: you / much / for / help. / so / Thank / your
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  25. 25.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?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  27. 27.📕 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) book (d) umbrella
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: you / much / help. / your / so / Thank / for
  30. 30.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?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / your / Thank / for / much
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / much / for / so / Thank / help. / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / for / much / Thank / help. / you / so
  35. 35.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) please (d) water
  36. 36.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) please (d) window
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / so / you / Thank / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / for / much / so / you / help. / Thank
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / Thank / your / for / you / help. / much

Answer key

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

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