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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 346 · 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.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  3. 3.🚰 What is this? (a) book (b) help (c) salt (d) water
  4. 4.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / your / you / so / Thank
  5. 5.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  6. 6.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  7. 7.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) book (c) help (d) salt
  8. 8.🆘 What is this? (a) pen (b) book (c) help (d) please
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  13. 13.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  14. 14.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  15. 15.Make a sentence: help. / you / for / much / your / Thank / so
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  17. 17.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  18. 18.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  19. 19.🚪 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) salt (d) door
  20. 20.📕 What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) book (d) please
  21. 21.🧂 What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) salt (d) phone
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  23. 23.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) window (d) book
  24. 24.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  25. 25.🙏 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) umbrella (d) please
  26. 26.Make a sentence: Thank / for / much / your / help. / so / you
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / Thank / so / you / for / much / help.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: Thank / your / so / help. / much / you / for
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / Thank / much / you / so / for / help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: much / Thank / help. / for / your / you / so
  34. 34.Make a sentence: much / help. / Thank / for / you / your / so
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / so / help. / your / for / much / Thank
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / help. / so / your / much / Thank / for
  38. 38.☂️ What is this? (a) book (b) help (c) please (d) umbrella
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May

Answer key

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

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