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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 204 · 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.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) please (d) water
  2. 2.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  3. 3.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) pen (d) door
  4. 4.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  6. 6.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  7. 7.🖊️ What is this? (a) water (b) phone (c) help (d) pen
  8. 8.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  9. 9.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  11. 11.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  12. 12.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  13. 13.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?
  14. 14.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  15. 15.Make a sentence: Thank / so / for / help. / much / you / your
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  19. 19.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / Thank / you / so / your
  21. 21.Make a sentence: Thank / for / you / help. / your / so / much
  22. 22.🚰 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) phone (d) umbrella
  23. 23.🙏 What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) please (d) help
  24. 24.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: you / so / much / for / help. / your / Thank
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / Thank / you / much / for
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  32. 32.☎️ What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) pen (d) phone
  33. 33.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: much / your / so / for / you / Thank / help.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / you / so / help. / your / for / Thank
  36. 36.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) May I borrow your pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  38. 38.📕 What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) window (d) book
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  40. 40.🧂 What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) salt (d) phone

Answer key

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

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