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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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