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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 310 · 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.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  3. 3.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  4. 4.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) sorry (d) please
  5. 5.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  7. 7.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / your / you / Thank / so
  8. 8.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  9. 9.Make a sentence: your / so / much / help. / for / you / Thank
  10. 10.Make a sentence: you / your / much / Thank / so / help. / for
  11. 11.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?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: you / much / so / Thank / for / your / help.
  13. 13.🙏 What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) water (d) please
  14. 14.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?
  15. 15.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  19. 19.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  21. 21.Make a sentence: for / you / your / much / so / help. / Thank
  22. 22.Make a sentence: help. / your / you / for / much / Thank / so
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  24. 24.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) sorry (d) help
  25. 25.🚰 What is this? (a) book (b) umbrella (c) window (d) water
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / you / for / Thank / help. / your / much
  27. 27.Make a sentence: help. / so / you / Thank / your / for / much
  28. 28.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) door (d) salt
  29. 29.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  30. 30.☎️ What is this? (a) window (b) door (c) help (d) phone
  31. 31.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / for / help. / Thank / so / you / much
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / for / you / so / much
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: for / help. / Thank / much / so / you / your
  39. 39.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) help (d) door
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / you / for / Thank / much / help. / so

Answer key

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

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