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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 560 · 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.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  3. 3.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  5. 5.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / help. / you / your / so
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  8. 8.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  9. 9.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  11. 11.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  12. 12.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) water (c) salt (d) phone
  13. 13.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) door
  14. 14.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  16. 16.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) door (d) help
  17. 17.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) window (d) help
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / help. / so / Thank / for / you / much
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  20. 20.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  21. 21.Make a sentence: for / much / so / your / help. / you / Thank
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  23. 23.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  24. 24.Make a sentence: so / much / your / for / Thank / help. / you
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / so / much / help. / you / Thank / for
  26. 26.🚪 What is this? (a) window (b) door (c) phone (d) umbrella
  27. 27.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) door (c) please (d) window
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  29. 29.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: so / your / for / help. / Thank / you / much
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  32. 32.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: much / Thank / help. / your / for / you / so
  34. 34.📕 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) phone (d) salt
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help. / you / for / your / much / Thank / so
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / your / for / you / so / Thank / much
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow

Answer key

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

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