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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 480 · 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) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  2. 2.📕 What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) pen (d) book
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  4. 4.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  6. 6.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  8. 8.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  9. 9.🙏 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) book (c) please (d) help
  10. 10.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  12. 12.🧂 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) phone (d) salt
  13. 13.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  14. 14.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  15. 15.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) book (d) water
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / Thank / you / much / so
  18. 18.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) help (d) window
  19. 19.☎️ What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) water (d) sorry
  20. 20.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  21. 21.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  22. 22.Make a sentence: you / help. / Thank / your / so / for / much
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  25. 25.🚰 What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) water (d) sorry
  26. 26.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  27. 27.Make a sentence: Thank / so / you / help. / your / much / for
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / Thank / for / you / so / much / help.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  30. 30.Make a sentence: Thank / you / much / so / for / help. / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: much / for / so / Thank / your / you / help.
  32. 32.🚪 What is this? (a) salt (b) please (c) door (d) phone
  33. 33.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) door (c) pen (d) help
  34. 34.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  36. 36.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / much / help. / for / so / your / Thank
  39. 39.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: you / help. / so / much / your / Thank / for

Answer key

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

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