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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 251 · 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: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  3. 3.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  4. 4.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  8. 8.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) help (d) window
  9. 9.Make a sentence: much / your / so / you / Thank / for / help.
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  12. 12.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  13. 13.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  14. 14.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  16. 16.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) help (d) please
  17. 17.☂️ What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) phone
  18. 18.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  19. 19.Make a sentence: so / you / Thank / your / for / much / help.
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  21. 21.🖊️ What is this? (a) water (b) book (c) phone (d) pen
  22. 22.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) please (d) water
  23. 23.🧂 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) water (d) salt
  24. 24.Make a sentence: you / help. / so / Thank / for / your / much
  25. 25.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  26. 26.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / so / help. / Thank / much / you / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / much / for / help. / Thank / you / so
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  31. 31.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: so / for / help. / you / much / your / Thank
  33. 33.Make a sentence: Thank / you / for / much / so / help. / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / your / you / so / Thank
  35. 35.Make a sentence: you / much / your / help. / so / for / Thank
  36. 36.Make a sentence: much / help. / so / your / for / Thank / you
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May

Answer key

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

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