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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 268 · 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: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  3. 3.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  4. 4.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  5. 5.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  6. 6.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  9. 9.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) sorry
  10. 10.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  11. 11.Make a sentence: so / much / Thank / your / for / help. / you
  12. 12.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I
  13. 13.Make a sentence: you / help. / much / so / your / for / Thank
  14. 14.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  15. 15.Make a sentence: for / Thank / much / help. / so / your / you
  16. 16.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / Thank / for / much / your
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  18. 18.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  19. 19.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: Thank / so / you / much / for / help. / your
  22. 22.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / your / so / much / for / you
  23. 23.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  25. 25.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / for / your / Thank / you
  26. 26.Make a sentence: much / your / you / Thank / help. / for / so
  27. 27.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) water (c) help (d) please
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  31. 31.📕 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) book (d) water
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  33. 33.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) door (d) help
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  35. 35.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  36. 36.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  38. 38.☎️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) window (d) help
  39. 39.🚰 What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) water (d) please
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?

Answer key

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

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