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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 499 · 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) Do (b) May (c) Am
  3. 3.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  4. 4.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  7. 7.🚪 What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) book (d) pen
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  9. 9.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: for / you / Thank / much / so / your / help.
  11. 11.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  12. 12.☎️ What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) phone (d) water
  13. 13.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  14. 14.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  17. 17.🆘 What is this? (a) book (b) umbrella (c) window (d) help
  18. 18.🙏 What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) book (d) please
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  20. 20.🪟 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) phone (c) window (d) door
  21. 21.Make a sentence: help. / your / you / much / for / so / Thank
  22. 22.🧂 What is this? (a) book (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) salt
  23. 23.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  25. 25.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / so / you / much / help.
  28. 28.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) please (d) book
  29. 29.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) door (d) salt
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: so / your / much / help. / you / Thank / for
  32. 32.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) window (d) please
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / your / for / Thank / so / you / help.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / much / for / help. / you / your / Thank
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / for / your / so / help. / Thank / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / much / for / Thank / you
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / much / for / so / you / Thank / help.

Answer key

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

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