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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 523 · 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) lend (c) borrowing
  2. 2.🆘 What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) help (d) book
  3. 3.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) phone (c) sorry (d) door
  4. 4.Make a sentence: you / your / much / so / help. / for / Thank
  5. 5.Make a sentence: for / you / Thank / so / help. / your / much
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.🪟 What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) help (d) window
  8. 8.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  9. 9.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  10. 10.📕 What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) water (d) sorry
  11. 11.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  12. 12.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  15. 15.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  16. 16.Make a sentence: for / you / much / so / Thank / your / help.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: help. / for / your / much / so / Thank / you
  18. 18.☎️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) phone (d) please
  19. 19.Make a sentence: you / for / so / your / help. / Thank / much
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  21. 21.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?
  22. 22.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / for / so / your / Thank
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  25. 25.Make a sentence: help. / much / so / Thank / you / your / for
  26. 26.Make a sentence: help. / so / Thank / you / much / for / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: you / so / much / for / Thank / help. / your
  28. 28.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) water (d) book
  29. 29.☂️ What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) umbrella (d) phone
  30. 30.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / your / for / much / help. / so / Thank
  34. 34.Make a sentence: so / your / much / you / Thank / for / help.
  35. 35.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  36. 36.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  37. 37.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: you / your / help. / much / for / so / Thank
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?

Answer key

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

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