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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 373 · 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.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  6. 6.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  8. 8.☎️ What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) pen (d) please
  9. 9.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  10. 10.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  11. 11.Make a sentence: you / help. / your / much / for / Thank / so
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  13. 13.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) help (d) please
  14. 14.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  17. 17.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) door (c) window (d) pen
  18. 18.🧂 What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) salt
  19. 19.🚪 What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) umbrella (d) door
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  21. 21.😔 What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) sorry (d) window
  22. 22.Make a sentence: so / for / your / you / much / help. / Thank
  23. 23.Make a sentence: you / help. / your / for / so / Thank / much
  24. 24.🪟 What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) water (d) window
  25. 25.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) help (d) water
  26. 26.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  27. 27.🙏 What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) pen (d) please
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  29. 29.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: for / so / you / your / much / help. / Thank
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / so / for / Thank / much / you / help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / your / so / help. / Thank / for / much
  34. 34.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / you / so / for / much / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / for / Thank / help. / much / you / so
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / much / Thank / for / help. / you / so
  39. 39.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / for / so / much / Thank

Answer key

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

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