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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 279 · 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: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  3. 3.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  4. 4.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  5. 5.🙏 What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) please (d) salt
  6. 6.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) window (c) sorry (d) door
  7. 7.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / Thank / for / help. / you / much / so
  9. 9.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  10. 10.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  11. 11.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  12. 12.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  14. 14.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  15. 15.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  18. 18.🧂 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) salt (d) please
  19. 19.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  25. 25.🆘 What is this? (a) phone (b) sorry (c) book (d) help
  26. 26.Make a sentence: Thank / your / much / for / you / so / help.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: so / your / help. / much / for / Thank / you
  28. 28.Make a sentence: much / you / for / help. / your / Thank / so
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  30. 30.📕 What is this? (a) pen (b) window (c) sorry (d) book
  31. 31.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  32. 32.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) sorry (d) phone
  33. 33.☎️ What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) please (d) water
  34. 34.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / so / you / Thank / for / help. / much
  36. 36.Make a sentence: Thank / much / you / help. / your / so / for
  37. 37.Make a sentence: for / Thank / help. / so / you / your / much
  38. 38.🖊️ What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) pen (d) door
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / your / for / Thank / so / you / much
  40. 40.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) help

Answer key

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

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