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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 498 · 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) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  2. 2.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 have some water, please?
  3. 3.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  4. 4.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) May I borrow your pen?
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  8. 8.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  9. 9.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / so / you / for / much
  11. 11.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  12. 12.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  13. 13.📕 What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) salt (d) book
  14. 14.Make a sentence: for / your / so / you / much / help. / Thank
  15. 15.🧂 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) phone (c) pen (d) salt
  16. 16.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  17. 17.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  19. 19.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  21. 21.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / so / you / Thank / your
  22. 22.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / your / so / help. / you
  23. 23.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  24. 24.🪟 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) pen (d) window
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  26. 26.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?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  28. 28.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  30. 30.😔 What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) salt
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  32. 32.Make a sentence: for / so / your / help. / Thank / much / you
  33. 33.🚪 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) pen (d) door
  34. 34.🆘 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) help (d) pen
  35. 35.☂️ What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) umbrella (d) window
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / for / help. / Thank / your / so / much
  37. 37.Make a sentence: Thank / much / your / for / so / you / help.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  39. 39.🚰 What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) phone (d) book
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow

Answer key

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

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