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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 535 · 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) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  2. 2.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) salt (c) phone (d) door
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  5. 5.Make a sentence: help. / you / so / Thank / your / for / much
  6. 6.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: you / your / much / for / help. / so / Thank
  8. 8.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  9. 9.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  11. 11.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  12. 12.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) please (d) phone
  13. 13.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  16. 16.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / Thank / you / so / your
  17. 17.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  18. 18.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) book (c) umbrella (d) help
  19. 19.Make a sentence: Thank / your / help. / much / so / you / for
  20. 20.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  21. 21.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) pen (d) window
  22. 22.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  25. 25.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  26. 26.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / much / for / Thank / so
  27. 27.🙏 What is this? (a) phone (b) door (c) please (d) water
  28. 28.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / Thank / so / much / you
  30. 30.Make a sentence: so / your / much / you / help. / for / Thank
  31. 31.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / much / Thank / help. / your / for / so
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: for / so / your / Thank / you / help. / much
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / so / much / for / your / help. / Thank
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / so / Thank / your / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow

Answer key

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

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