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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 411 · 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.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  3. 3.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / your / Thank / you / so
  4. 4.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  5. 5.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  7. 7.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  9. 9.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) please (c) phone (d) pen
  10. 10.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  11. 11.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  12. 12.😔 What is this? (a) please (b) pen (c) salt (d) sorry
  13. 13.🚰 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) water (d) sorry
  14. 14.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) May I have some water, please?
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  16. 16.☎️ What is this? (a) window (b) phone (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  17. 17.Make a sentence: so / Thank / for / help. / your / you / much
  18. 18.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) water (d) window
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  20. 20.📕 What is this? (a) phone (b) door (c) book (d) umbrella
  21. 21.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  24. 24.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) book (d) pen
  25. 25.Make a sentence: for / so / Thank / help. / your / much / you
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  29. 29.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  30. 30.☂️ What is this? (a) pen (b) window (c) salt (d) umbrella
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / so / you / for / Thank / your / much
  32. 32.🪟 What is this? (a) water (b) window (c) door (d) sorry
  33. 33.Make a sentence: Thank / you / for / much / your / help. / so
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  36. 36.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  38. 38.🆘 What is this? (a) phone (b) window (c) pen (d) help
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow

Answer key

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

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