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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 486 · 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.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  3. 3.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / you / so / help. / for
  4. 4.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  5. 5.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  6. 6.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) water (d) please
  7. 7.Make a sentence: so / for / you / help. / much / your / Thank
  8. 8.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  9. 9.🚪 What is this? (a) window (b) phone (c) door (d) umbrella
  10. 10.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  17. 17.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  18. 18.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) phone (d) help
  19. 19.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) door (d) please
  20. 20.Make a sentence: much / so / for / Thank / help. / you / your
  21. 21.☎️ What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) please (d) phone
  22. 22.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / Thank / so / much / for
  23. 23.Make a sentence: you / for / Thank / much / your / so / help.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  25. 25.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) May I have some water, please?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / for / so / Thank / much / help. / you
  27. 27.Make a sentence: you / your / much / so / for / help. / Thank
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  30. 30.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  31. 31.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) water (c) sorry (d) pen
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / for / so / you / much / Thank / help.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / Thank / for / much / so
  37. 37.🧂 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) please (d) water
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / you / your / for / so / much
  40. 40.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend

Answer key

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

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