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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 361 · 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.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  2. 2.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) pen (d) window
  3. 3.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  4. 4.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  7. 7.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?
  8. 8.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 borrow your pen?
  9. 9.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  11. 11.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  12. 12.☎️ What is this? (a) salt (b) please (c) window (d) phone
  13. 13.🙏 What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) please (d) door
  14. 14.Make a sentence: Thank / your / for / help. / much / so / you
  15. 15.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  17. 17.Make a sentence: help. / for / your / so / much / Thank / you
  18. 18.🚰 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) water (d) sorry
  19. 19.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  21. 21.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  23. 23.🆘 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) help (d) salt
  24. 24.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  25. 25.Make a sentence: for / Thank / much / so / you / help. / your
  26. 26.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  27. 27.Make a sentence: so / your / help. / much / you / for / Thank
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  30. 30.Make a sentence: help. / you / Thank / much / so / for / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: much / so / your / help. / for / Thank / you
  33. 33.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) umbrella (d) book
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / Thank / for / help. / your / so / you
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: so / your / you / for / Thank / help. / much
  39. 39.🪟 What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) please (d) window
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?

Answer key

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

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