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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 347 · 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.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  5. 5.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  6. 6.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  8. 8.Make a sentence: so / you / much / Thank / help. / your / for
  9. 9.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  10. 10.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  12. 12.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / help. / for / much / you
  14. 14.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / your / so / much / for / you
  15. 15.Make a sentence: much / you / for / Thank / your / help. / so
  16. 16.Make a sentence: you / Thank / much / for / help. / so / your
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  20. 20.Make a sentence: you / so / your / for / much / help. / Thank
  21. 21.Make a sentence: Thank / much / you / help. / so / your / for
  22. 22.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  23. 23.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  24. 24.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) water (d) salt
  25. 25.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: much / your / for / help. / Thank / so / you
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / you / for / much / Thank
  33. 33.Make a sentence: much / Thank / so / you / help. / for / your
  34. 34.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) sorry (d) salt
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / so / you / your / for / help. / Thank
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / you / help. / much / for / Thank / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?

Answer key

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

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