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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 362 · 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.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) pen (d) salt
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  3. 3.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  6. 6.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  7. 7.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) book (c) sorry (d) phone
  8. 8.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  9. 9.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  10. 10.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  11. 11.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) please (d) phone
  12. 12.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  14. 14.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: you / help. / much / your / Thank / so / for
  17. 17.☎️ What is this? (a) pen (b) phone (c) book (d) window
  18. 18.🧂 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) salt (d) window
  19. 19.Make a sentence: Thank / so / you / for / much / help. / your
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  21. 21.☂️ What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  22. 22.🚰 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) sorry (d) help
  23. 23.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  25. 25.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / help. / for / so / much
  26. 26.Make a sentence: you / help. / much / your / Thank / for / so
  27. 27.Make a sentence: so / for / you / Thank / much / your / help.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / help. / so / much / Thank / your / you
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  30. 30.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / for / so / Thank / help. / you / much
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / so / much / your / for / Thank / help.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: for / Thank / help. / much / you / your / so
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / for / much / you / Thank
  38. 38.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  39. 39.🚪 What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) water (d) door
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your

Answer key

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

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