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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 544 · 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.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  3. 3.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  4. 4.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  5. 5.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  8. 8.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  9. 9.Make a sentence: you / help. / your / much / so / for / Thank
  10. 10.Make a sentence: so / much / your / you / Thank / help. / for
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  14. 14.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  15. 15.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  17. 17.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  20. 20.😔 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) book (d) sorry
  21. 21.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) sorry (d) window
  22. 22.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / May / I / pen? / borrow
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  27. 27.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  28. 28.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  29. 29.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) help (d) phone
  30. 30.Make a sentence: much / you / for / so / your / Thank / help.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: Thank / your / you / for / help. / so / much
  32. 32.Make a sentence: for / so / Thank / your / much / help. / you
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I
  34. 34.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  35. 35.☂️ What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) sorry
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / Thank / your / help. / you / for / much
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / so / for / much / help. / Thank / you
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May

Answer key

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

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