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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 181 · 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) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  2. 2.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  6. 6.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  7. 7.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / your / for / so / much / you
  9. 9.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  10. 10.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) salt (d) phone
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  12. 12.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  14. 14.🖊️ What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) phone (d) pen
  15. 15.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) salt (c) water (d) umbrella
  16. 16.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  17. 17.Make a sentence: for / help. / you / Thank / your / much / so
  18. 18.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  20. 20.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I
  21. 21.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 borrow your pen?
  22. 22.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  24. 24.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / for / much / you / so / help. / Thank
  27. 27.Make a sentence: much / help. / your / so / you / Thank / for
  28. 28.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / Thank / your / so / you
  29. 29.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) book (d) pen
  30. 30.Make a sentence: you / so / much / help. / Thank / your / for
  31. 31.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / so / for / Thank / your / much / help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  34. 34.🚰 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) book (d) phone
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / so / much / for / Thank / help. / you
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / May / I / pen? / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: Thank / so / your / much / you / for / help.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / your / Thank / help. / so / for / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / much / Thank / your / you
  40. 40.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) door (c) sorry (d) please

Answer key

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

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