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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 382 · 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.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  2. 2.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  3. 3.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  4. 4.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  5. 5.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  6. 6.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  7. 7.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  9. 9.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  10. 10.Make a sentence: Thank / your / much / you / for / so / help.
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  12. 12.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  13. 13.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) pen (c) sorry (d) help
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / so / your / you / Thank
  16. 16.📕 What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) sorry (d) salt
  17. 17.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  18. 18.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: Thank / much / you / for / so / your / help.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: so / for / your / much / Thank / you / help.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  22. 22.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  23. 23.🚰 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) pen (d) book
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  25. 25.Make a sentence: you / help. / for / your / Thank / so / much
  26. 26.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  29. 29.Make a sentence: Thank / your / you / so / for / much / help.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  31. 31.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  33. 33.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  34. 34.🙏 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) please (d) salt
  35. 35.Make a sentence: for / help. / you / your / much / so / Thank
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / so / help. / Thank / for / your / much
  37. 37.☂️ What is this? (a) book (b) help (c) umbrella (d) please
  38. 38.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) pen (d) book
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  40. 40.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) help (d) window

Answer key

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

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