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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 135 · 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.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  3. 3.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I
  4. 4.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  5. 5.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  6. 6.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  7. 7.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / so / your / for / you / much
  8. 8.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  9. 9.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  10. 10.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?
  11. 11.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: so / you / for / much / your / help. / Thank
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  15. 15.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  16. 16.🪟 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) window (d) water
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  18. 18.Make a sentence: you / help. / Thank / much / your / so / for
  19. 19.🙏 What is this? (a) water (b) window (c) umbrella (d) please
  20. 20.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / so / Thank / your / you
  21. 21.🚪 What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) door
  22. 22.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: so / Thank / your / for / help. / you / much
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  26. 26.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  27. 27.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?
  28. 28.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?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: you / for / so / your / help. / much / Thank
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / for / much / help. / your / so / Thank
  33. 33.☎️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) please (d) phone
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / much / your / you / so / for
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / help. / Thank / so / you / for / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / for / help. / Thank / so / much / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / you / for / Thank / your / help. / much
  40. 40.Make a sentence: you / so / for / your / much / Thank / help.

Answer key

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

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