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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 354 · 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.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  2. 2.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  3. 3.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  4. 4.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  6. 6.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  7. 7.📕 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) pen (d) book
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / much / for / so / help. / Thank / you
  9. 9.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  10. 10.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  11. 11.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: you / your / so / help. / much / for / Thank
  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.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  16. 16.😔 What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) window (d) sorry
  17. 17.Make a sentence: help. / you / Thank / so / for / much / your
  18. 18.☎️ What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) phone (d) umbrella
  19. 19.🚪 What is this? (a) water (b) pen (c) book (d) door
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  24. 24.Make a sentence: for / you / your / much / so / help. / Thank
  25. 25.Make a sentence: you / for / Thank / your / much / help. / so
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  27. 27.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  29. 29.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: so / your / for / you / Thank / help. / much
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  32. 32.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) help (d) pen
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / Thank / much / for / you
  34. 34.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / your / for / you / Thank / help. / so
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help. / for / so / your / you / Thank / much
  37. 37.Make a sentence: help. / much / Thank / your / for / you / so
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / much / Thank / you / help. / for / so
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  40. 40.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?

Answer key

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

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