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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 307 · 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.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  4. 4.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  6. 6.Make a sentence: much / Thank / help. / for / you / your / so
  7. 7.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) Could you open the door, please?
  8. 8.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) sorry (d) water
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  10. 10.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  12. 12.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  13. 13.🚰 What is this? (a) please (b) pen (c) help (d) water
  14. 14.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) window (d) phone
  15. 15.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: so / you / your / much / help. / for / Thank
  18. 18.😔 What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) help (d) sorry
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  22. 22.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  24. 24.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: you / for / your / Thank / much / so / help.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: for / Thank / your / much / help. / you / so
  30. 30.☎️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) phone (d) book
  31. 31.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  32. 32.Make a sentence: much / help. / you / so / your / Thank / for
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / for / much / your / you / help. / Thank
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  35. 35.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) pen (d) door
  36. 36.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) salt (c) please (d) door
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / for / your / Thank / much
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: you / help. / much / Thank / for / so / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / your / so / for / Thank / you / help.

Answer key

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

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