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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 248 · 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.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  2. 2.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  3. 3.🧂 What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) salt (d) book
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  5. 5.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) sorry (d) help
  6. 6.📕 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) book (d) window
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  8. 8.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  9. 9.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  10. 10.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  11. 11.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  14. 14.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / you / help. / for / so / Thank / much
  16. 16.Make a sentence: Thank / so / help. / your / much / you / for
  17. 17.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  20. 20.Make a sentence: for / so / you / much / help. / Thank / your
  21. 21.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: Thank / much / you / help. / so / for / your
  23. 23.Make a sentence: Thank / for / your / so / help. / you / much
  24. 24.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) window (d) sorry
  25. 25.Make a sentence: Thank / you / help. / your / much / so / for
  26. 26.🚪 What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) help (d) door
  27. 27.🚰 What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) help (d) water
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: for / so / much / Thank / help. / you / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / you / much / so / Thank
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  35. 35.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) help (d) phone
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / so / you / Thank / much / for / help.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / for / you / Thank / much / so / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?

Answer key

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

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