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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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