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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 359 · 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) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  3. 3.Make a sentence: for / so / much / your / Thank / you / help.
  4. 4.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  5. 5.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  6. 6.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  8. 8.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  9. 9.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  10. 10.🆘 What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) help (d) water
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  12. 12.☎️ What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) door
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / you / much / for / so / help. / Thank
  17. 17.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: you / so / much / for / your / help. / Thank
  19. 19.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: you / your / much / so / for / help. / Thank
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  22. 22.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  23. 23.Make a sentence: much / so / for / you / Thank / help. / your
  24. 24.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  27. 27.Make a sentence: for / help. / so / you / much / Thank / your
  28. 28.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: help. / your / Thank / so / you / much / for
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / so / you / help. / Thank / much / for
  31. 31.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) please (d) sorry
  32. 32.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / so / you / much / for / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: much / so / for / Thank / your / help. / you
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  36. 36.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) sorry (d) window
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / for / so / help. / your / you / Thank
  38. 38.🧂 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) door (d) salt
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  40. 40.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) pen (c) door (d) phone

Answer key

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

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