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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 380 · 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) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  2. 2.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) window (d) sorry
  3. 3.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  5. 5.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  7. 7.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / your / you / Thank / so
  8. 8.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  10. 10.😔 What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) phone (d) umbrella
  11. 11.Make a sentence: you / so / your / Thank / much / for / help.
  12. 12.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  13. 13.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  14. 14.🚰 What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) book (d) water
  15. 15.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / you / Thank / help. / for / so / much
  18. 18.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  21. 21.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  22. 22.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  24. 24.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  25. 25.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) sorry (c) book (d) pen
  26. 26.Make a sentence: for / so / help. / Thank / your / much / you
  27. 27.Make a sentence: so / much / your / for / you / help. / Thank
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  29. 29.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) please (d) salt
  30. 30.🙏 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) book (c) please (d) phone
  31. 31.Make a sentence: so / your / you / help. / Thank / for / much
  32. 32.Make a sentence: for / your / so / much / help. / you / Thank
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / for / Thank / much / your / you / so
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / much / help. / for / so / you / Thank
  35. 35.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / you / for / your / help. / Thank / so
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  39. 39.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) door
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?

Answer key

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

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