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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 167 · 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) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  2. 2.☎️ What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) phone (d) please
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  5. 5.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  9. 9.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  10. 10.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  11. 11.Make a sentence: so / your / for / help. / Thank / much / you
  12. 12.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / you / so / help. / your
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  14. 14.🙏 What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) please (d) door
  15. 15.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  16. 16.Make a sentence: Thank / your / so / much / help. / for / you
  17. 17.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  18. 18.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: for / much / you / help. / so / Thank / your
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / Thank / much / you / your
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  26. 26.Make a sentence: much / Thank / so / for / your / you / help.
  27. 27.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) help (c) salt (d) please
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / for / help. / you / Thank / so / much
  29. 29.🆘 What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) salt (d) window
  30. 30.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / Thank / for / you / your
  31. 31.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  32. 32.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) door (d) book
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / for / much / your / help. / Thank / so
  35. 35.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) salt (c) sorry (d) phone
  36. 36.🧂 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) salt (d) phone
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / you / your / so / help.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I

Answer key

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

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