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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 516 · 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) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  3. 3.🪟 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) salt (d) window
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  5. 5.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  6. 6.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) sorry (d) pen
  7. 7.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  8. 8.Make a sentence: Thank / much / for / your / help. / you / so
  9. 9.Make a sentence: you / much / your / Thank / so / for / help.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  12. 12.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  13. 13.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: so / much / help. / for / your / Thank / you
  17. 17.Make a sentence: Thank / for / so / you / help. / much / your
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  19. 19.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) please (d) door
  20. 20.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  21. 21.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  22. 22.🆘 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) water (d) help
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / help. / you / much / for
  25. 25.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / help. / so / you / for / much / Thank
  27. 27.Make a sentence: so / for / you / much / Thank / your / help.
  28. 28.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / much / for / help. / you
  30. 30.Make a sentence: Thank / for / much / so / you / help. / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / so / your / much / help. / Thank / for
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / much / help. / so / your / for / Thank
  34. 34.Make a sentence: help. / your / for / Thank / so / much / you
  35. 35.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  36. 36.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) sorry (d) help
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  39. 39.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  40. 40.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?

Answer key

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

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