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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 53 · 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.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.
  2. 2.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  3. 3.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  4. 4.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  6. 6.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  7. 7.📕 What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) umbrella (d) book
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  9. 9.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) door (d) window
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  11. 11.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  15. 15.☎️ What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) phone (d) sorry
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  17. 17.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: Thank / your / help. / for / you / so / much
  20. 20.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  23. 23.🆘 What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) pen (d) help
  24. 24.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) window (d) pen
  25. 25.Make a sentence: so / for / much / help. / Thank / you / your
  26. 26.🪟 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) sorry (d) water
  27. 27.Make a sentence: for / help. / Thank / much / so / you / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / your / you / Thank / much / so / help.
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  30. 30.🖊️ What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) pen (d) umbrella
  31. 31.Make a sentence: you / so / for / much / help. / your / Thank
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  34. 34.😔 What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) salt (d) phone
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / for / so / your / Thank
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / for / so / help. / Thank / much / you
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / much / so / Thank / your / for / help.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / your / much / for / you / Thank / help.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your

Answer key

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

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