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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 559 · 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.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  3. 3.Make a sentence: so / for / your / help. / you / Thank / much
  4. 4.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) pen (d) door
  5. 5.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  6. 6.🆘 What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) sorry (d) water
  7. 7.Make a sentence: you / help. / so / much / Thank / for / your
  8. 8.🪟 What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) pen (d) window
  9. 9.Make a sentence: so / much / help. / your / you / Thank / for
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  11. 11.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / you / for / your / Thank
  14. 14.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  15. 15.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  16. 16.Make a sentence: much / so / for / your / Thank / you / help.
  17. 17.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  20. 20.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) salt (c) window (d) pen
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  24. 24.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  25. 25.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) door (d) please
  26. 26.Make a sentence: for / help. / Thank / you / much / so / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: you / much / so / for / your / help. / Thank
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  32. 32.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  34. 34.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) salt (c) please (d) sorry
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / you / for / your / so / Thank / much
  36. 36.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / you / so / for / your / much / Thank
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / your / for / Thank / you

Answer key

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