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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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