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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 428 · 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: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  3. 3.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) book (d) door
  4. 4.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  7. 7.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  8. 8.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  9. 9.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) water (c) phone (d) salt
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / for / help. / so / Thank / you / much
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  13. 13.Make a sentence: so / you / much / help. / your / Thank / for
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  15. 15.🆘 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) water (d) door
  16. 16.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: much / your / so / for / you / help. / Thank
  19. 19.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: much / for / so / help. / you / Thank / your
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  22. 22.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / your / help. / Thank / much / you / for
  24. 24.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) book (c) window (d) sorry
  25. 25.☎️ What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) phone (d) please
  26. 26.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  27. 27.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) salt (d) window
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / so / much / for / Thank / help. / you
  31. 31.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: help. / much / so / Thank / your / for / you
  33. 33.Make a sentence: for / much / help. / your / Thank / so / you
  34. 34.Make a sentence: Thank / you / your / for / so / much / help.
  35. 35.🚰 What is this? (a) salt (b) door (c) umbrella (d) water
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / for / you / Thank / much / help. / so
  38. 38.Make a sentence: for / help. / your / so / much / Thank / you
  39. 39.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?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your

Answer key

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

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