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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 588 · 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: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  2. 2.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  3. 3.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) May I borrow your pen?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  5. 5.Make a sentence: much / for / you / your / so / help. / Thank
  6. 6.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  7. 7.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) phone (c) please (d) salt
  8. 8.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  9. 9.😔 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) window (d) sorry
  10. 10.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  12. 12.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  13. 13.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) window (c) pen (d) sorry
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  15. 15.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  19. 19.Make a sentence: help. / much / so / for / you / your / Thank
  20. 20.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) door (c) sorry (d) salt
  21. 21.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / for / so / your / help. / Thank / you
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / you / much / Thank / for / help. / your
  24. 24.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  25. 25.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  26. 26.🆘 What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) pen (d) sorry
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / you / for / Thank / much / help. / so
  28. 28.Make a sentence: help. / your / for / so / much / you / Thank
  29. 29.Make a sentence: for / you / much / your / so / help. / Thank
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  33. 33.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  35. 35.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) book (c) pen (d) sorry
  36. 36.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) sorry (d) window
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  38. 38.🚰 What is this? (a) door (b) water (c) phone (d) salt
  39. 39.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow

Answer key

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

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