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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 149 · 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) please (b) door (c) umbrella (d) phone
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  3. 3.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  4. 4.Make a sentence: much / Thank / so / your / you / for / help.
  5. 5.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  7. 7.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?
  8. 8.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?
  9. 9.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  10. 10.Make a sentence: for / much / help. / so / you / Thank / your
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  12. 12.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) salt (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  13. 13.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  14. 14.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: for / so / you / much / your / help. / Thank
  16. 16.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  18. 18.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  19. 19.🚰 What is this? (a) salt (b) please (c) water (d) umbrella
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / help. / for / much / Thank / so / your
  22. 22.🖊️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) pen (c) please (d) phone
  23. 23.🚪 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) window (d) door
  24. 24.☎️ What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) please (d) book
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  26. 26.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  28. 28.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  29. 29.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / much / so / for / Thank / you / help.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  32. 32.Make a sentence: much / you / so / your / help. / for / Thank
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  34. 34.Make a sentence: much / help. / your / you / Thank / for / so
  35. 35.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) umbrella (d) salt
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  40. 40.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) salt (d) door

Answer key

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

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