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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 386 · 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) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  4. 4.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  5. 5.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  7. 7.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  8. 8.Make a sentence: for / Thank / you / so / much / your / help.
  9. 9.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  10. 10.Make a sentence: much / your / Thank / for / help. / so / you
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  14. 14.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) salt (d) book
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  16. 16.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  17. 17.🧂 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) salt (d) window
  18. 18.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / for / help. / Thank / much / you / so
  20. 20.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) umbrella (d) pen
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  22. 22.📕 What is this? (a) phone (b) door (c) book (d) sorry
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / so / Thank / help. / your / for / you
  26. 26.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  27. 27.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) sorry (d) window
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / much / you / Thank / so / your / help.
  29. 29.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) water (d) pen
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / so / much / for / you
  31. 31.Make a sentence: you / much / so / your / help. / for / Thank
  32. 32.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?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / for / so / much / Thank / help. / you
  35. 35.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) phone (d) door
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  37. 37.☂️ What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) help
  38. 38.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) help (d) door
  39. 39.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) May I borrow your pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I

Answer key

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

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