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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 397 · 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.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  2. 2.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  3. 3.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  4. 4.Make a sentence: help. / for / so / much / Thank / you / your
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  6. 6.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  7. 7.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  8. 8.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  9. 9.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  10. 10.Make a sentence: so / for / much / help. / you / Thank / your
  11. 11.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  12. 12.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  14. 14.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) water (d) please
  15. 15.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) window (d) pen
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / help. / Thank / for / so / you / much
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  18. 18.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  19. 19.📕 What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) pen (d) book
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: Thank / your / help. / you / for / much / so
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  26. 26.☂️ What is this? (a) pen (b) salt (c) umbrella (d) help
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: Thank / much / your / for / so / you / help.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  32. 32.😔 What is this? (a) book (b) pen (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / your / you / much / so / for / Thank
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  38. 38.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) umbrella (d) salt
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  40. 40.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?

Answer key

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

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