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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 396 · 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.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  3. 3.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  4. 4.🧂 What is this? (a) window (b) phone (c) salt (d) book
  5. 5.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: so / much / you / help. / your / Thank / for
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  9. 9.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  11. 11.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  12. 12.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  13. 13.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?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  15. 15.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  16. 16.Make a sentence: Thank / for / much / you / your / so / help.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / your / you / so / Thank
  18. 18.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  19. 19.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  20. 20.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  21. 21.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: you / help. / so / your / for / Thank / much
  25. 25.🚰 What is this? (a) window (b) phone (c) water (d) umbrella
  26. 26.Make a sentence: for / you / much / your / help. / Thank / so
  27. 27.☂️ What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) please
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / so / you / your / much / help. / Thank
  29. 29.Make a sentence: much / your / Thank / for / so / you / help.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / you / for / much / Thank / your / help.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: Thank / for / much / you / help. / your / so
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / Thank / your / you / so
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: help. / for / your / much / you / Thank / so
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: you / help. / your / Thank / much / so / for

Answer key

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

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