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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 165 · 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 “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  2. 2.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  3. 3.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  4. 4.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  5. 5.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: much / Thank / for / so / you / help. / your
  8. 8.Make a sentence: help. / so / Thank / for / you / much / your
  9. 9.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: so / much / you / help. / Thank / your / for
  11. 11.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  12. 12.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / much / your / so / you / for
  13. 13.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  14. 14.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  16. 16.🙏 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) help (d) book
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  18. 18.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / so / for / much / Thank / your / help.
  22. 22.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  23. 23.Make a sentence: help. / so / Thank / for / much / your / you
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / your / Thank / much / you / so / for
  25. 25.Make a sentence: you / help. / much / Thank / so / for / your
  26. 26.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  31. 31.🚰 What is this? (a) pen (b) umbrella (c) water (d) door
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / help. / much / for / so
  34. 34.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) window (d) umbrella
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  36. 36.🖊️ What is this? (a) water (b) pen (c) door (d) book
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  38. 38.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / May / I / pen? / borrow
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / Thank / much / for / your

Answer key

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

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