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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 263 · 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.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  4. 4.📕 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) door (d) window
  5. 5.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  6. 6.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) water (d) sorry
  7. 7.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) phone (d) sorry
  8. 8.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  9. 9.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) water (d) pen
  10. 10.Make a sentence: for / your / so / much / help. / you / Thank
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  12. 12.Make a sentence: you / for / much / help. / Thank / your / so
  13. 13.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  14. 14.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  15. 15.Make a sentence: you / much / for / so / your / Thank / help.
  16. 16.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) book (d) sorry
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  19. 19.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  20. 20.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / for / so / much / help.
  21. 21.🪟 What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) pen (d) book
  22. 22.Make a sentence: so / for / your / you / help. / Thank / much
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  24. 24.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / help. / much / so / you
  26. 26.Make a sentence: much / your / Thank / help. / so / for / you
  27. 27.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: help. / you / for / Thank / so / much / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  30. 30.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  31. 31.🆘 What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) help (d) door
  32. 32.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: for / so / much / help. / Thank / you / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / much / help. / Thank / you / your / for

Answer key

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

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