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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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