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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 372 · 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) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: you / your / help. / much / Thank / so / for
  4. 4.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  5. 5.Make a sentence: you / for / Thank / your / help. / much / so
  6. 6.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  8. 8.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / you / for / so / help. / much / Thank
  11. 11.Make a sentence: so / for / help. / Thank / your / much / you
  12. 12.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  13. 13.Make a sentence: help. / your / you / so / Thank / for / much
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  17. 17.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  18. 18.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / for / much / help. / so
  19. 19.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / for / you / help. / much / so / Thank
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  22. 22.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?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  24. 24.☎️ What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) door (d) pen
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  26. 26.🚪 What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) door (d) umbrella
  27. 27.Make a sentence: much / help. / your / so / Thank / for / you
  28. 28.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  30. 30.Make a sentence: much / so / you / help. / for / Thank / your
  31. 31.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  34. 34.📕 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) book (d) salt
  35. 35.Make a sentence: for / so / you / help. / much / Thank / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / much / help. / Thank / so / your / for
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  38. 38.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) window (d) pen
  39. 39.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) door (c) pen (d) please
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Thank / so / your / for / much / help. / you

Answer key

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

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