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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 567 · 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.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  3. 3.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  4. 4.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  6. 6.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  7. 7.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  9. 9.😔 What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) sorry (d) pen
  10. 10.☎️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) phone (d) book
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  12. 12.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) door (d) window
  13. 13.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  15. 15.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) Thank you so much for your help.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  17. 17.Make a sentence: much / so / your / you / for / help. / Thank
  18. 18.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  21. 21.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  22. 22.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  23. 23.🪟 What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) window (d) umbrella
  24. 24.☂️ What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) door (d) help
  25. 25.🚰 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) book (d) sorry
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  28. 28.🖊️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) window (d) pen
  29. 29.Make a sentence: Thank / so / help. / you / your / for / much
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  31. 31.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / you / so / your / much / for
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / help. / Thank / you / much / so / for
  35. 35.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) help (c) door (d) pen
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / much / your / you / Thank

Answer key

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

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