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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 240 · 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.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  2. 2.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  3. 3.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  5. 5.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  6. 6.🚰 What is this? (a) salt (b) door (c) water (d) please
  7. 7.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  8. 8.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  9. 9.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  11. 11.📕 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) phone (d) window
  12. 12.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  13. 13.Make a sentence: much / you / your / so / help. / for / Thank
  14. 14.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.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / much / your / you / for / so
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  17. 17.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?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: much / help. / Thank / you / for / so / your
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  21. 21.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  22. 22.🖊️ What is this? (a) window (b) pen (c) phone (d) please
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: so / much / for / your / Thank / help. / you
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / Thank / so / your / you
  26. 26.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) umbrella (c) window (d) salt
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  32. 32.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) help
  33. 33.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) please (d) help
  34. 34.☎️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) water
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help. / your / much / so / Thank / you / for
  37. 37.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) please (d) water
  38. 38.Make a sentence: for / you / so / your / help. / much / Thank
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / your / for / Thank / help. / so / you

Answer key

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

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