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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 48 · 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.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  3. 3.🧂 What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) help (d) window
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  6. 6.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  7. 7.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  8. 8.🚰 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) water (d) sorry
  9. 9.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) book (d) phone
  10. 10.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  11. 11.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: for / so / help. / Thank / your / you / much
  14. 14.📕 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) please (d) door
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  16. 16.Make a sentence: much / Thank / you / help. / for / your / so
  17. 17.Make a sentence: Thank / your / for / help. / you / much / so
  18. 18.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  19. 19.Make a sentence: so / for / your / Thank / much / help. / you
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  21. 21.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  22. 22.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / you / your / much / for / so
  23. 23.Make a sentence: help. / much / Thank / your / you / for / so
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / your / so / help. / for / you / Thank
  26. 26.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / much / you / for / your / so
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  31. 31.Make a sentence: you / so / much / for / your / help. / Thank
  32. 32.Make a sentence: so / for / much / your / Thank / you / help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / you / Thank / for / help. / much / so
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / for / your / much / Thank / you / help.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / Thank / you / your / for / help. / so
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  39. 39.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your

Answer key

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

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