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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 496 · 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) borrowing (c) lend
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  3. 3.Make a sentence: you / for / much / Thank / your / so / help.
  4. 4.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: much / Thank / so / for / you / help. / your
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  10. 10.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) Thank you so much for your help.
  11. 11.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  13. 13.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / much / you / so / for / help. / Thank
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  17. 17.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) window (c) pen (d) water
  18. 18.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  19. 19.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  20. 20.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / Thank / much / for / so / your / help.
  22. 22.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) help
  23. 23.☂️ What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) umbrella (d) salt
  24. 24.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: help. / you / Thank / your / so / much / for
  26. 26.Make a sentence: Thank / for / you / so / help. / much / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  29. 29.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) salt (d) window
  30. 30.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) door (d) phone
  31. 31.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) phone (d) book
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / for / so / you / your / Thank / much
  34. 34.Make a sentence: so / Thank / you / your / help. / for / much
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / much / you / help. / for / so / Thank
  37. 37.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  38. 38.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) window (d) door
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / you / much / for / Thank / your / help.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?

Answer key

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

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