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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 450 · 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) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  2. 2.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  3. 3.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: you / your / for / help. / Thank / so / much
  5. 5.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  6. 6.Make a sentence: so / you / your / help. / for / much / Thank
  7. 7.Make a sentence: so / Thank / you / for / your / much / help.
  8. 8.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / for / much / so / your / you
  9. 9.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  10. 10.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) umbrella (d) pen
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  12. 12.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  13. 13.Make a sentence: for / help. / your / much / so / you / Thank
  14. 14.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) door (c) phone (d) water
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  16. 16.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  17. 17.Make a sentence: so / Thank / much / help. / your / you / for
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  19. 19.Make a sentence: so / for / much / Thank / help. / your / you
  20. 20.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  23. 23.☂️ What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) door (d) umbrella
  24. 24.Make a sentence: Thank / you / help. / so / for / much / your
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  26. 26.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  28. 28.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) water (c) door (d) sorry
  29. 29.😔 What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) window (d) book
  30. 30.🙏 What is this? (a) pen (b) salt (c) please (d) help
  31. 31.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: for / much / you / Thank / help. / so / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: Thank / your / much / so / help. / you / for
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / for / Thank / help. / much / you / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I

Answer key

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

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