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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 627 · 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.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  3. 3.Make a sentence: you / your / for / help. / Thank / much / so
  4. 4.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / Thank / for / your / you
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  6. 6.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  7. 7.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  8. 8.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  10. 10.🚰 What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) please (d) window
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  12. 12.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  14. 14.🪟 What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) window (d) book
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / much / for / help. / so / you / Thank
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: so / you / for / help. / Thank / your / much
  18. 18.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  19. 19.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  21. 21.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  22. 22.Make a sentence: for / you / much / your / Thank / help. / so
  23. 23.🆘 What is this? (a) book (b) help (c) pen (d) umbrella
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  25. 25.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  28. 28.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) sorry (d) phone
  29. 29.🚪 What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) sorry (d) door
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: much / your / so / you / help. / for / Thank
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / for / your / you / Thank / much / so
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / help. / you / for / Thank / your / so
  38. 38.🖊️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) help (d) pen
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  40. 40.☎️ What is this? (a) pen (b) window (c) help (d) phone

Answer key

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

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