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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 321 · 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) umbrella (b) phone (c) sorry (d) window
  2. 2.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  6. 6.🪟 What is this? (a) door (b) window (c) salt (d) help
  7. 7.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  8. 8.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  9. 9.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  12. 12.Make a sentence: Thank / you / your / for / so / help. / much
  13. 13.Make a sentence: so / your / much / help. / Thank / you / for
  14. 14.🧂 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) salt (d) help
  15. 15.📕 What is this? (a) door (b) window (c) help (d) book
  16. 16.Make a sentence: help. / your / Thank / much / you / so / for
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  19. 19.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  22. 22.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  23. 23.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) help (d) umbrella
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  25. 25.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  26. 26.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / much / you / for / help.
  30. 30.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / for / Thank / so / help. / much / you
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  34. 34.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  35. 35.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) sorry (d) book
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / your / so / for / much / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / for / Thank / help. / your / much / you
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I

Answer key

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

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