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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 112 · 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 “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  3. 3.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  4. 4.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: you / much / your / help. / for / so / Thank
  6. 6.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  7. 7.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  9. 9.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  10. 10.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  11. 11.🚪 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) door (d) pen
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  13. 13.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  14. 14.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  15. 15.🙏 What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) pen (d) please
  16. 16.Make a sentence: so / your / Thank / for / you / much / help.
  17. 17.🖊️ What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) pen (d) door
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: for / help. / your / Thank / you / much / so
  21. 21.📕 What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) book (d) water
  22. 22.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  23. 23.🆘 What is this? (a) book (b) umbrella (c) salt (d) help
  24. 24.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  25. 25.Make a sentence: help. / so / you / for / your / Thank / much
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: so / for / help. / much / your / Thank / you
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  29. 29.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) sorry (d) phone
  30. 30.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / much / Thank / you / so
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  32. 32.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) window (d) book
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: you / your / help. / so / much / Thank / for
  36. 36.Make a sentence: much / you / help. / for / Thank / your / so
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / much / so / help. / for / you / Thank
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / your / so / for / much / Thank / you

Answer key

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

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