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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 436 · 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.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: help. / your / much / so / you / Thank / for
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  6. 6.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) May I have some water, please?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  8. 8.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  9. 9.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  12. 12.Make a sentence: so / Thank / help. / much / your / for / you
  13. 13.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  14. 14.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  15. 15.Make a sentence: for / much / help. / so / you / your / Thank
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  18. 18.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  19. 19.Make a sentence: Thank / so / you / your / much / for / help.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  21. 21.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  25. 25.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  26. 26.🙏 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) door (d) please
  27. 27.Make a sentence: so / Thank / for / much / your / help. / you
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  29. 29.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) help (d) please
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  31. 31.☂️ What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) pen (d) umbrella
  32. 32.Make a sentence: Thank / so / much / your / for / you / help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / Thank / so / help. / your / you / for
  36. 36.🖊️ What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) water (d) pen
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / so / Thank / your / for / help. / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May

Answer key

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

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