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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 341 · 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) lend (c) borrowing
  2. 2.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  3. 3.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  6. 6.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  9. 9.Make a sentence: so / you / much / for / Thank / your / help.
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  11. 11.☎️ What is this? (a) salt (b) help (c) please (d) phone
  12. 12.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  13. 13.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?
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  16. 16.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  17. 17.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  18. 18.Make a sentence: for / Thank / so / much / you / help. / your
  19. 19.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) help (d) pen
  20. 20.😔 What is this? (a) salt (b) umbrella (c) sorry (d) pen
  21. 21.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?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / for / you / your / much / so
  23. 23.Make a sentence: Thank / your / for / help. / much / so / you
  24. 24.📕 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) umbrella (d) book
  25. 25.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / you / your / so / help.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: so / you / Thank / your / help. / for / much
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  30. 30.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) salt (d) pen
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / so / much / you / Thank
  33. 33.Make a sentence: Thank / much / for / so / your / you / help.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / so / much / you / help.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: so / for / your / you / much / help. / Thank
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / for / so / help. / you

Answer key

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

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