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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 653 · 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) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  2. 2.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  7. 7.🆘 What is this? (a) book (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) help
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  9. 9.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  10. 10.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  11. 11.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  13. 13.🚪 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) door (d) window
  14. 14.Make a sentence: you / much / for / so / help. / Thank / your
  15. 15.Make a sentence: you / so / help. / much / for / Thank / your
  16. 16.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  17. 17.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / help. / much / Thank / you / so / for
  21. 21.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) book (c) phone (d) pen
  22. 22.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  23. 23.Make a sentence: for / your / much / Thank / you / so / help.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: so / much / your / you / help. / Thank / for
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / Thank / for / much / you
  28. 28.📕 What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) book
  29. 29.☂️ What is this? (a) window (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  30. 30.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) door (c) help (d) umbrella
  31. 31.🧂 What is this? (a) water (b) salt (c) pen (d) please
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / so / for / much / you
  34. 34.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  36. 36.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  37. 37.Make a sentence: help. / your / Thank / for / you / much / so
  38. 38.Make a sentence: Thank / much / you / so / your / help. / for
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I

Answer key

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

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