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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 267 · 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.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  2. 2.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  3. 3.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  4. 4.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  6. 6.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) book (c) sorry (d) salt
  7. 7.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  8. 8.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: Thank / much / for / your / help. / you / so
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  12. 12.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  13. 13.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  14. 14.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) help
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  16. 16.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?
  17. 17.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) water (d) phone
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  20. 20.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / your / so / you / help.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / help. / Thank / your / much / for / so
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: you / for / your / help. / much / so / Thank
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  26. 26.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / you / so / for / Thank
  27. 27.Make a sentence: you / much / Thank / your / help. / for / so
  28. 28.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / for / you / help. / so / Thank / much
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  32. 32.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / much / Thank / help. / you / your / for
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / for / help. / much / so
  35. 35.🪟 What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) window (d) book
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / Thank / help. / much / for / you / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / much / help. / Thank / you / for / your
  38. 38.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) water (d) book
  39. 39.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) sorry (d) window
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?

Answer key

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

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