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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 209 · 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) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  3. 3.Make a sentence: Thank / so / your / you / much / for / help.
  4. 4.Make a sentence: help. / for / so / your / much / Thank / you
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  6. 6.☂️ What is this? (a) pen (b) window (c) umbrella (d) water
  7. 7.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  8. 8.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  9. 9.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  12. 12.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  15. 15.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  17. 17.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) salt (d) phone
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  20. 20.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  21. 21.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / much / Thank / your / for
  22. 22.Make a sentence: so / you / your / for / much / help. / Thank
  23. 23.Make a sentence: Thank / much / so / for / your / you / help.
  24. 24.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  25. 25.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) salt (c) book (d) sorry
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / much / you / so / for / Thank / help.
  28. 28.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  29. 29.🚪 What is this? (a) water (b) pen (c) door (d) please
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / you / much / so / help. / for / Thank
  33. 33.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I
  35. 35.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / so / help. / much / for
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / much / Thank / help. / so / for / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / much / Thank / help. / for / so / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: you / Thank / help. / much / so / your / for
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow

Answer key

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

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