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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 389 · 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) lending (c) lend
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  3. 3.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  4. 4.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: you / so / help. / Thank / your / for / much
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  8. 8.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  9. 9.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?
  10. 10.📕 What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) book (d) water
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  12. 12.🚰 What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) window (d) water
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  14. 14.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  15. 15.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?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / help. / Thank / for / you / much / so
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  19. 19.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  20. 20.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  21. 21.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / Thank / your / for / you
  22. 22.🚪 What is this? (a) salt (b) door (c) window (d) book
  23. 23.🧂 What is this? (a) sorry (b) salt (c) pen (d) window
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / much / your / so / for / you
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / so / for / much / help. / Thank / you
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: you / your / help. / for / much / Thank / so
  31. 31.🪟 What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) window (d) book
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / for / your / so / help. / much / Thank
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / your / so / Thank / help. / you / for
  36. 36.Make a sentence: much / help. / so / your / for / Thank / you
  37. 37.☂️ What is this? (a) pen (b) help (c) umbrella (d) book
  38. 38.🙏 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) book (d) umbrella
  39. 39.🆘 What is this? (a) book (b) umbrella (c) please (d) help
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / much / Thank / your / for

Answer key

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

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