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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 413 · 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: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  2. 2.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: help. / for / much / Thank / you / so / your
  6. 6.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  7. 7.🚰 What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) water (d) sorry
  8. 8.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  10. 10.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  11. 11.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  15. 15.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  16. 16.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  17. 17.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) please (d) door
  18. 18.Make a sentence: so / your / Thank / you / much / help. / for
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  20. 20.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / you / for / much / Thank
  21. 21.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / your / you / Thank / for
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: Thank / you / help. / for / much / your / so
  26. 26.📕 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) book (d) window
  27. 27.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) help (d) window
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  29. 29.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  30. 30.🪟 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) water (d) window
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / Thank / much / you / for
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / Thank / your / so / for
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / help. / for / Thank / much / your / so
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  38. 38.🧂 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) pen (d) salt
  39. 39.🙏 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) sorry (d) please
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your

Answer key

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

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