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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 299 · 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: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  2. 2.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  3. 3.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  4. 4.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / your / help. / you / so
  5. 5.📕 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) please (d) water
  6. 6.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) window (d) pen
  7. 7.☎️ What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) phone (d) window
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  11. 11.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) phone (d) water
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  13. 13.🆘 What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) umbrella (d) pen
  14. 14.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) help (d) sorry
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  18. 18.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  19. 19.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  20. 20.🚪 What is this? (a) window (b) pen (c) phone (d) door
  21. 21.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: so / help. / your / you / much / for / Thank
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / much / you / help. / for / Thank / your
  27. 27.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  29. 29.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) pen (d) help
  30. 30.Make a sentence: help. / much / so / Thank / your / you / for
  31. 31.Make a sentence: for / help. / so / much / Thank / your / you
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  34. 34.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  37. 37.🪟 What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) window (d) umbrella
  38. 38.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) umbrella (d) door
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow

Answer key

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

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