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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 543 · 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) lend (c) lending
  2. 2.🙏 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) window (d) please
  3. 3.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  4. 4.Make a sentence: for / your / so / help. / you / Thank / much
  5. 5.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  6. 6.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  8. 8.☎️ What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) salt (d) phone
  9. 9.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?
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  11. 11.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) door (d) book
  12. 12.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  13. 13.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  14. 14.🚰 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) umbrella (d) door
  15. 15.Make a sentence: you / so / much / help. / Thank / your / for
  16. 16.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?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  18. 18.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  19. 19.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  20. 20.Make a sentence: so / your / Thank / for / you / help. / much
  21. 21.📕 What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) pen (d) book
  22. 22.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / Thank / so / your / you
  23. 23.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / for / help. / you / so / much / Thank
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / Thank / your / much / you / help. / for
  27. 27.Make a sentence: help. / for / you / your / so / Thank / much
  28. 28.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) help (d) water
  29. 29.🧂 What is this? (a) pen (b) umbrella (c) please (d) salt
  30. 30.Make a sentence: for / help. / you / your / much / Thank / so
  31. 31.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  33. 33.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) book (d) door
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  35. 35.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  36. 36.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) phone (d) salt
  37. 37.🆘 What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) help (d) water
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May

Answer key

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

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