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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 537 · 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) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  4. 4.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  6. 6.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) water (d) phone
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  8. 8.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  9. 9.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / you / for / help. / so / Thank / much
  12. 12.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?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  16. 16.☂️ What is this? (a) book (b) umbrella (c) water (d) phone
  17. 17.Make a sentence: you / help. / Thank / much / your / so / for
  18. 18.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  19. 19.🚰 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) phone (d) water
  20. 20.Make a sentence: for / you / your / so / help. / Thank / much
  21. 21.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  24. 24.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) sorry (d) help
  25. 25.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) water (d) sorry
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  30. 30.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) book (d) umbrella
  31. 31.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: much / for / you / Thank / help. / so / your
  34. 34.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?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  36. 36.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) door (d) umbrella
  37. 37.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  38. 38.🚪 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) please (d) door
  39. 39.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) umbrella (d) pen
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your

Answer key

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

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