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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 421 · 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: May / pen? / borrow / your / I
  2. 2.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  3. 3.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  4. 4.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) sorry (d) door
  5. 5.Make a sentence: much / your / for / so / help. / you / Thank
  6. 6.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  8. 8.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  9. 9.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  11. 11.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  12. 12.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  14. 14.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  15. 15.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  18. 18.Make a sentence: for / help. / Thank / your / much / so / you
  19. 19.Make a sentence: much / your / so / Thank / help. / you / for
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  21. 21.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) pen (c) sorry (d) phone
  22. 22.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / help. / much / so / you
  23. 23.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  25. 25.Make a sentence: Thank / your / for / much / you / help. / so
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  27. 27.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: you / much / help. / Thank / your / for / so
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / for / much / Thank / help. / your / so
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / Thank / much / help. / your / for / so
  34. 34.Make a sentence: much / so / your / Thank / you / for / help.
  35. 35.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) phone (c) help (d) sorry
  36. 36.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  37. 37.🚰 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) umbrella (d) window
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  39. 39.🚪 What is this? (a) please (b) pen (c) book (d) door
  40. 40.Make a sentence: for / help. / you / much / your / Thank / so

Answer key

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

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