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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 180 · 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.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  2. 2.☎️ What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) phone (d) pen
  3. 3.Make a sentence: much / for / so / your / help. / you / Thank
  4. 4.🙏 What is this? (a) pen (b) help (c) sorry (d) please
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  7. 7.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  8. 8.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  9. 9.🧂 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) pen (c) salt (d) window
  10. 10.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  11. 11.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / for / Thank / much / your
  12. 12.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  13. 13.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  14. 14.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / much / you / your / Thank
  15. 15.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  17. 17.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  18. 18.☂️ What is this? (a) help (b) water (c) umbrella (d) pen
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  22. 22.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) phone (d) help
  23. 23.🚰 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) please (d) help
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  26. 26.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  27. 27.Make a sentence: Thank / you / help. / much / your / so / for
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  30. 30.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  32. 32.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) sorry (d) water
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / your / you / much / help. / Thank / for
  34. 34.📕 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) door (d) book
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / so / you / for / Thank / much / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / your / for / help. / you / Thank / much
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / your / Thank / much / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  40. 40.🚪 What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) help (d) door

Answer key

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

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