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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 553 · 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) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  3. 3.Make a sentence: much / Thank / help. / so / for / your / you
  4. 4.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  5. 5.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) book (c) pen (d) door
  6. 6.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.
  7. 7.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) salt (d) sorry
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  9. 9.🆘 What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) help (d) water
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / much / Thank / for / so / help. / you
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  14. 14.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  16. 16.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  17. 17.Make a sentence: Thank / your / for / help. / so / much / you
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: help. / your / much / for / so / Thank / you
  20. 20.Make a sentence: much / Thank / for / your / you / help. / so
  21. 21.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  22. 22.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / you / your / help. / so
  23. 23.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  24. 24.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) sorry (d) book
  25. 25.Make a sentence: for / help. / so / you / much / Thank / your
  26. 26.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) salt (d) please
  27. 27.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  28. 28.🧂 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) help (d) sorry
  29. 29.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  34. 34.📕 What is this? (a) please (b) pen (c) book (d) phone
  35. 35.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / much / so / for / help.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / so / help. / your / Thank / for / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / so / for / help. / your / Thank / you

Answer key

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

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