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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 245 · 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) lending (c) borrow
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  3. 3.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  4. 4.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) pen (d) door
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  8. 8.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: so / much / help. / you / for / your / Thank
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  12. 12.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  13. 13.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  14. 14.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) umbrella (c) salt (d) door
  15. 15.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  17. 17.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: you / Thank / help. / much / so / for / your
  19. 19.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) water (c) sorry (d) phone
  20. 20.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  21. 21.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / your / much / for / you / so
  22. 22.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  23. 23.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) door (d) salt
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / so / Thank / your / much / for / you
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / so / your / for / you / help. / Thank
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  31. 31.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  33. 33.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: help. / your / Thank / so / you / for / much
  35. 35.🚰 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) salt (d) water
  36. 36.Make a sentence: for / you / your / much / so / Thank / help.
  37. 37.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) window (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  38. 38.🚪 What is this? (a) pen (b) door (c) help (d) please
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / much / your / help. / you / for / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: you / Thank / for / so / much / help. / your

Answer key

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

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