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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 282 · 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 / borrow / May / pen? / your
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  3. 3.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?
  4. 4.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: for / much / your / so / Thank / help. / you
  8. 8.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  10. 10.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  13. 13.☎️ What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) help (d) pen
  14. 14.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) phone (c) salt (d) help
  15. 15.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  16. 16.🚪 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) window (d) door
  17. 17.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  18. 18.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) pen (d) umbrella
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  20. 20.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  21. 21.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  22. 22.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  25. 25.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) water (d) help
  26. 26.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) phone (d) water
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / help. / so / you / Thank / for / much
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: so / Thank / for / your / much / you / help.
  31. 31.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) sorry (c) salt (d) pen
  32. 32.🙏 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) sorry (d) phone
  33. 33.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) please (d) water
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / so / your / you / help.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / you / so / help. / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / much / your / so / for / Thank / you
  39. 39.📕 What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) water (d) book
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I

Answer key

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

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