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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 320 · 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.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  3. 3.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  4. 4.📕 What is this? (a) pen (b) help (c) sorry (d) book
  5. 5.Make a sentence: so / your / much / you / for / help. / Thank
  6. 6.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  7. 7.☎️ What is this? (a) book (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) phone
  8. 8.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: Thank / for / help. / much / you / so / your
  11. 11.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  12. 12.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / much / Thank / your / for
  13. 13.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  14. 14.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  15. 15.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  16. 16.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  17. 17.Make a sentence: Thank / your / help. / for / so / much / you
  18. 18.Make a sentence: you / help. / your / for / much / Thank / so
  19. 19.🆘 What is this? (a) book (b) help (c) please (d) umbrella
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  22. 22.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) pen (c) door (d) please
  23. 23.🚪 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) book (d) door
  24. 24.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / for / so / help. / Thank / you / much
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: you / much / for / Thank / your / so / help.
  29. 29.🚰 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) sorry (d) door
  30. 30.Make a sentence: much / for / you / your / Thank / so / help.
  31. 31.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) help (d) book
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / much / for / Thank / your / help. / you
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  35. 35.☂️ What is this? (a) window (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) water
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / you / so / help. / Thank / for / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: so / much / for / Thank / your / you / help.
  39. 39.😔 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) help (d) sorry
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?

Answer key

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

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