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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 160 · 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.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  3. 3.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  4. 4.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  5. 5.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  6. 6.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) water (d) book
  7. 7.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / much / help. / you / so / for / Thank
  9. 9.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) phone (d) umbrella
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  11. 11.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?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  13. 13.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  19. 19.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  20. 20.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  21. 21.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / for / much / Thank / you
  22. 22.Make a sentence: you / for / help. / much / so / Thank / your
  23. 23.🚰 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) help (d) water
  24. 24.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) salt (c) water (d) help
  25. 25.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  27. 27.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) help (d) pen
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  29. 29.Make a sentence: Thank / so / for / help. / you / your / much
  30. 30.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) pen (d) sorry
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / your / much / help. / Thank / for / so
  33. 33.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  34. 34.🧂 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) salt (d) phone
  35. 35.Make a sentence: so / your / you / help. / for / Thank / much
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: so / help. / your / much / Thank / you / for
  39. 39.Make a sentence: for / you / your / help. / so / much / Thank
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / your / for / Thank / much / so / you

Answer key

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