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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 623 · 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.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  4. 4.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  5. 5.🧂 What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) water (d) sorry
  6. 6.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) window (c) pen (d) salt
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  8. 8.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  9. 9.Make a sentence: for / so / you / much / Thank / help. / your
  10. 10.Make a sentence: you / Thank / much / for / so / help. / your
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: so / much / your / help. / you / Thank / for
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: Thank / for / help. / so / your / you / much
  18. 18.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  19. 19.😔 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) please (d) sorry
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  21. 21.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / for / much / Thank / you / your / help.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: for / so / much / Thank / you / your / help.
  26. 26.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) please (d) help
  27. 27.Make a sentence: so / Thank / much / for / help. / you / your
  28. 28.🆘 What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) help (d) salt
  29. 29.Make a sentence: for / you / help. / so / your / much / Thank
  30. 30.Make a sentence: you / your / help. / much / so / Thank / for
  31. 31.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: help. / much / Thank / your / you / so / for
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  40. 40.🙏 What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) pen (d) please

Answer key

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

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