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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 219 · 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.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  5. 5.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.
  6. 6.🧂 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) water (d) salt
  7. 7.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  8. 8.Make a sentence: you / much / Thank / so / help. / your / for
  9. 9.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  10. 10.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / much / so / your / you / for
  11. 11.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  12. 12.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  13. 13.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  14. 14.Make a sentence: much / your / so / help. / Thank / for / you
  15. 15.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  16. 16.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  17. 17.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) sorry (d) pen
  18. 18.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  21. 21.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) door (c) help (d) pen
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  23. 23.🙏 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) please (d) book
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / so / for / Thank / much / you / help.
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  26. 26.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) water (d) phone
  27. 27.Make a sentence: so / help. / for / Thank / much / you / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / so / much / Thank / you / help. / for
  32. 32.Make a sentence: for / your / you / Thank / help. / so / much
  33. 33.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  35. 35.🖊️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) water (d) pen
  36. 36.Make a sentence: Thank / so / for / you / much / your / help.
  37. 37.🪟 What is this? (a) pen (b) window (c) help (d) sorry
  38. 38.Make a sentence: Thank / so / help. / your / for / much / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / your / for / you / so / help. / much
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May

Answer key

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