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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 250 · 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: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  2. 2.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  4. 4.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  5. 5.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  6. 6.📕 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) pen (c) window (d) book
  7. 7.Make a sentence: for / Thank / your / much / so / help. / you
  8. 8.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  9. 9.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  10. 10.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  11. 11.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?
  12. 12.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  13. 13.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  14. 14.🖊️ What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) book (d) sorry
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / help. / much / for / Thank / you / so
  16. 16.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) May I have some water, please?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: so / you / Thank / help. / your / much / for
  20. 20.☎️ What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) phone
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: much / for / your / help. / you / Thank / so
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / you / your / so / much / for
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / you / Thank / much / so
  30. 30.Make a sentence: Thank / for / so / help. / you / your / much
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / much / for / Thank / you / so / help.
  32. 32.🪟 What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) door (d) window
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / so / your / Thank / help. / much / for
  34. 34.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / much / you / so / for / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / for / Thank / so / help. / much / your
  37. 37.🆘 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) book (d) help
  38. 38.🙏 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) please (d) help
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / much / your / Thank / so / you / for
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May

Answer key

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

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