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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 577 · 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) lending (c) lend
  2. 2.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  3. 3.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) May I borrow your pen?
  4. 4.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) pen (d) help
  5. 5.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) pen (d) water
  6. 6.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  7. 7.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  8. 8.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) salt (d) umbrella
  9. 9.Make a sentence: help. / your / you / much / Thank / so / for
  10. 10.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?
  11. 11.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  12. 12.Make a sentence: you / so / much / for / your / Thank / help.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: so / your / much / Thank / for / help. / you
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  15. 15.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  17. 17.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  21. 21.📕 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) phone (c) salt (d) book
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  23. 23.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) Thank you so much for your help.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  25. 25.Make a sentence: you / help. / so / your / for / much / Thank
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  27. 27.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  29. 29.☎️ What is this? (a) book (b) salt (c) water (d) phone
  30. 30.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  31. 31.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  33. 33.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) door (d) salt
  34. 34.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: Thank / much / you / help. / so / your / for
  37. 37.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) please (d) door
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / for / your / so / help. / much / Thank
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / for / your / you / Thank / much / help.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow

Answer key

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

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