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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 495 · 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) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  2. 2.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  3. 3.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  5. 5.☂️ What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) sorry (d) phone
  6. 6.🧂 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) salt (d) help
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  8. 8.🚪 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) door (d) sorry
  9. 9.Make a sentence: help. / so / Thank / for / you / much / your
  10. 10.Make a sentence: you / so / for / your / Thank / help. / much
  11. 11.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  12. 12.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  13. 13.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  14. 14.Make a sentence: Thank / you / help. / much / for / so / your
  15. 15.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  16. 16.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I
  17. 17.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: help. / your / for / you / Thank / so / much
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / for / Thank / help. / much / so / you
  21. 21.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) Could you open the door, please?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / Thank / so / you / your
  23. 23.🖊️ What is this? (a) help (b) book (c) please (d) pen
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  25. 25.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) pen (d) door
  26. 26.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  29. 29.🪟 What is this? (a) water (b) phone (c) window (d) please
  30. 30.Make a sentence: much / for / your / so / help. / Thank / you
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  32. 32.📕 What is this? (a) water (b) book (c) help (d) phone
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / you / Thank / your / for / help. / much
  34. 34.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) salt (c) sorry (d) help
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help. / your / for / much / you / so / Thank
  37. 37.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / help. / you / your / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / Thank / your / help. / you / much / for

Answer key

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

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